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LAGOS MISSION

LAGOS MISSION. Presented to: Nicolas Boutinot & JF Krauser Paris, France. Presented by: SAMSON BABATUNDE ILESANMI El-Yah-Agla Nigeria LTD January 26, 2012 http://eynl.yolasite.com. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

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LAGOS MISSION

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  1. LAGOS MISSION Presented to: Nicolas Boutinot & JF Krauser Paris, France. Presented by: SAMSON BABATUNDE ILESANMI El-Yah-Agla Nigeria LTD January 26, 2012 http://eynl.yolasite.com

  2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • Between December 24, 2011 & January 2, 2012, a pre-investigation market performance survey on Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose was carried out by my team in all the markets in the capital cities of all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria; • By Tuesday January 17, 2012, formal investigation started in Lagos; • By Thursday January, 2012, formal investigation ended in Lagos. • FINDINGS: • The pre-investigation market performance survey on Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose revealed that the Champaign was the MOST demanded Champaign by Nigerians between December 24, 2011 & January 2, 2012; • Investigation conducted between January 17 & 26, 2012 revealed that: (i) several varieties of the Champaign which have different bottle markings / stamp & label wrappings were displayed & sold in major Lagos wine market shops & clubs; (ii) Freixenet (Cordon Rosado) is used for the production of counterfeit Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose; (iii) The official importer of three Freixenet brands, (including Freixenet (Cordon Rosado) from Spain is Chief (Bishop) Emmanuel Okonkwo, the Okpuruisi 1 of Ibo land, CEO of Ekulo Group of Companies; (iv) Stamps & Labels of Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose are printed in China; (v) Counterfeiting of Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose goes on actively in hidden locations in Eastern Nigeria & Benin Republic.

  3. TABLE OF CONTENTS • SN ITEM PAGE NUMBER • 1 Executive Summary 2; • 2 Target 4; • 3 Goal 5; • 4 Objective 6; • 5 Findings 7-16; • 6 Suggestions 17; • 7 Conclusion 18; • 8 Investigator’s Contact 19.

  4. TARGET • Counterfeit MOET et CHANDON Nectar Impérial Rosé

  5. GOAL OF THE INVESTIGATIONS • Open Market (places where counterfeit MOET et CHANDON Nectar Impérial Rosé are sold).

  6. OBJECTIVE OF THE INVESTIGATIONS • Toidentify the importer of counterfeit Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose / Freixenet (Cordon Rosado) from Spain and to understand the supplying chain.

  7. FINDINGS • The pre-investigation market performance survey on Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose revealed that the Champaign was the MOST demanded Champaign by Nigerians between December 24, 2011 & January 2, 2012; • Investigation conducted between January 17 & 26, 2012 revealed that: (i) several varieties of the Champaign which have different bottle markings / stamp & label wrappings were displayed for sale in major Lagos wine market shops & clubs; (ii) Freixenet (Cordon Rosado) is used for the production of counterfeit Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose is counterfeited; (iii) The official importer of three Freixenet brands, (including Freixenet (Cordon Rosado) from Spain is Chief (Bishop) Emmanuel Okonkwo, the Okpuruisi 1 of Ibo land, CEO of Ekulo Group of Companies; (iv) Stamps & Labels of Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose are printed in China; (v) Counterfeiting of Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose goes on actively in hidden locations in Eastern Nigeria & Benin Republic; • Most counterfeit wines & other products enter Nigeria from the Cotonou port & are stored at the Lagos Trade Fair Complex store/warehouse;

  8. FINDINGS CONTINUED Contacts of Ekulo Group of Company are: • HEAD OFFICE (Where Chief Emmanuel (Bishop) Okonkwo is located) • Plot 1401B, Tiamiyu Savage Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, • Tel: +234-1-4610580; Fax: +234-1-4631438 & 4613117, • E-mail: info@ekulogroup.net; ekulogroup@yahoo.com • URL: www.ekulogroup.com • EKULO WINE WORLD • Plot 1393, Tiamiyu Savage Street, Victoria Island, Lagos • HEAD SALES & MARKETING • Mr. Kelvin Okechukwu (GSM: +234-80-33030181 • E-mail: kelvin.okechukwu@ekulogroup.net

  9. FINDINGS CONTINUED • Some other Nigerians import wine from Spain such as: • 1. Igwemadu C .Venatus. (Presently in Spain)C.E.O SO-GONE INTER LTDtel.+2347082888476 .+34603317081; +34603317081 • Block 10/46 Agric mkt Odun Ade Coker Traid Fair office B 28 Ondo Plaza, Balogun Trade Fair Lagos email: tropicallinks@yahoo.com ; (HAS BEEN IMPORTING WINE FROM SPAIN SINCE 2008); • 2. UK Harry Nigeria Limited • NNB Plaza, Niger 1, House Number 3 BBA, International Trade Fair Complex, Lagos, Tel: +234-80-33484593; +234-8025527727; • 3. Uchenna (Presently in Spain) • CEO of Waterstone Global Resources Ltd • B086 & B07, 1st Floor • Kaduna 2 Plaza, • International Trade Fair Complex • Badagry Expressway • Lagos • 4. Theophilus I. K. Arone • +234-80-33177474 • Chairman, Managing Director • Tesch Nigeria Limited • Shop 032 Block A • International Trade Fair Complex • Badagry Expressway • Lagos.

  10. FINDINGS CONTINUED • OTHER WINE SHOPS • Champagne and Cigar • House 123 Omole EstateLola Holloway StreetOmole IkejaLagos. • (+234) 08182892018; • Browns Café • VICTORIA ISLAND • 16B Akin Olugbade Street • +234-1-272606/08 or +234-1-7612137 • E-mail: vi@browns-cafe.com • IKEJA GRA • 15b Sasegbon Street • Entrance on Oduduwa Crescent • +234-1-76-60479 or +2347098008548 • Fax: +234-1-2702607 • www.browns-cafe.com

  11. FINDINGS CONTINUED • Next International Nigeria Limited • Address: • 7,Aerodrome Road , Off Wharf Road, Behind Eleganza Plaza, Apapa , Apapa, Lagos • Contact Persons: • Mr. Lanre Alegbeleye, Mr. Vishal Manwani • Mobile / Tel No.: • Email: • info@nextintl.netmalegbeleye@yahoo.co.uk • Website: http://www.nextintl.net

  12. FINDINGS CONTINUED • Exclusive Wine Shop • Address: • 15,Abiodun Jagun Street , Ogba , Ikeja, Lagos • Contact Person: • Mr. Anthonia • tonylucky200@yahoo.com

  13. FINDINGS CONTINUED • Millennium Wine Company • Address: • 95,Awolowo Road , By Tettrazini, ikoyi , Eti Osa, Lagos • Contact Person: • Ms. Blessing • amaechiodoeme@yahoo.co.uk • Top Wine Limited • Address: • 34D,Awolowo Road , Ikoyi , Eti Osa, Lagos , POBox 50948, Falomo • Mobile / Tel No.: • Email: • info@topwineltd.com • Website: • http://www.topwineltd.com

  14. FINDINGS CONTINUED • LAGOS WINE MARKETS • Some of the shops at the Isa Williams Street wine market, Lagos Island (Mainly Wholesalers & Importers); • Several wine retail stands at Apongbon, along Broad Street, Lagos Island; • Several wine Shops within (i) Niger 1 Plaza; (ii) Bayelsa Plaza; (iii) Imo Plaza & (iv) Kaduna 2 Plaza at the Trade Fair Complex located along Badagry Expressway, Lagos; • Several wine shops at the Awolowo Market at Mushin Oloosa, Lagos; • Other markets fewer shops selling wine are: (i) Alaba International Market; (ii) Iyana Iba Market; (iii) Oshodi Market: Mile 2 Market; Orile Market; Apapa Market; Ikeja Market; Allen Avenue Market and Ikotun Market; • MAJOR SUPERMARKET WHERE WINES ARE SOLD • Shopright, opposite Elephant Cement, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos;

  15. FINDINGS CONTINUED • OTHER WINE SHOPS & • LARGE WINE WHARE HOUSES CAN BE FOUND AT: • (i) 1st floor stores of Kaduna2, Niger 1, Bayelsa, Ondo & other unidentified Plazas at the Trade Fair Complex, Badagry Express Road, Lagos; • (ii) Yet to be identified warehouses at Apapa, Lagos; • (iii) Yet to be identified warehouse on Balogun & Isa Williams streets on Lagos Island; • (iv) Several yet to be identified secret warehouses owned by wine importers spread all over Lagos; • (v) Ekulo Wine World, owned by Chief Emmanuel (Bishop) Okonkwo operates a very large warehouse along, ACME Road, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos;

  16. FINDINGS CONTINUED MAIN CLUBS WHERE WINES ARE SOLD AT VICTORIA ISLAND & IKOYI: • Deuces Club located at 19, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos; • No 10 Restaurant located at number 10, Saka Tinubu Street, Victoria Island, Lagos; • Picolomando Club located along Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island, Lagos; • Lacasa Club located on Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island, Lagos; • Demake Club located along Idowu Martins Street, Victoria Island, Lagos; • Radisa Blu, located on Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island, Lagos; • The Lagoon Restaurant located on Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island, Lagos; • Groto, located on Etin Nyang Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos; • Why Noy Club located off Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island, Lagos; • Movida Club, located on Idowu Taylor Street, Victoria Island, Lagos; • Federal Palace Hotel Bar located on Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos; • Eko Hotel Bar, Ikoyi, Lagos; • Rehabilitaion Club, located opposite Eko Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, • Ikoyi Club, Ikoyi, Lagos.

  17. SUGGESTIONS • There is a need to investigate the wine markets in Cotonou, Benin Republic; • There is a need for further investigations at Aba, Abia state, Nigeria & Onitsha, Anambra state, Nigeria where Ekulo Group of Companies also active operate from, because these cities are very famous in the counterfeiting of foreign products which have large demand; • There is a need to investigate the exact printer & importers of counterfeit stamps & labels of Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose in China; • There is a need for further investigations of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos where counterfeit Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose stamps & labels enter Nigeria from China; • There is a need to investigate the activities of importers of wines into Nigeria in Spain.

  18. CONCLUSION • Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose is MOST demanded Champaign in Nigeria; • This mission has confirmed that Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose is counterfeited with Freixenet, a relatively cheap Spanish wine of the same colour, but or poor quality; • Several varieties of the Champaign which have different bottle markings / stamp & label wrappings were displayed for sale in major Lagos wine market shops & clubs; Freixenet (Cordon Rosado) is used for the production of counterfeit Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose; The official importer of three Freixenet brands, (including Freixenet (Cordon Rosado) from Spain is Chief (Bishop) Emmanuel Okonkwo, the Okpuruisi 1 of Ibo land, CEO of Ekulo Group of Companies; Stamps & Labels of Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose are printed in China; Counterfeiting of Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose goes on actively in hidden locations in Eastern Nigeria & Benin Republic; Most counterfeit wines & other products enter Nigeria from the Cotonou port & are stored at the Lagos Trade Fair Complex store/warehouse; • There is a need to confirm these findings through further investigations that will confirm the exact identities of the counterfeiters of Moet & Chandon Necta Imperial Rose with Freixenet.

  19. INVESTIGATOR’S CONTACTS Mr. Samson Babatunde Ilesanmi, El-Yah-Agla Nigeria Limited, Suite 177, Lagos Road, Sawmill, ILORIN, Kwara State, Nigeria, GSM: +234-70-60451145; +234-80-53666185, E-mail: ehpsafeworld@yahoo.com http://eynl.yolasite.com

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