The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) destroyed N43 billion worth of substandard products in Ibadan, Oyo State, including falsified drugs, medical devices, and other unwholesome regulated products.

The exercise, witnessed by security agencies, Oyo State government representatives, and others, was carried out at the Moniya dump site in the Lapite Area of Ibadan.

In her speech, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General of NAFDAC, said compliant companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and trade unions voluntarily handed over counterfeit products to the agency.

Providing a breakdown of the seized products, Adeyeye, represented by the Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Shabba Mohammed, disclosed that several raids were conducted at various locations, leading to the seizure of numerous unregistered and registered pharmaceutical products.

The confiscated products include aphrodisiacs, sex enhancement drugs, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, and prescription-only medicines (POM). According to her, over 30 types of products were seized in total.

Items sold by these drug hawkers, including banned codeine substances, narcotic drugs, antimalarials, aphrodisiacs, analgesics, and antibiotics worth over N48 million, were confiscated.

The Agency gathered intelligence on the illegal warehousing, sale, and distribution of Schedule 1 narcotics by some pharmaceutical vendors in Lagos and other locations in the country.

The Investigation and Enforcement Directorate raided pharmaceutical warehouses and premises nationwide, confiscating products worth over N700 million.