NAFDAC destroys fake products worth N120b in six months
30 December 2024 |
4:05 am
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed substandard and counterfeit goods worth over N120 billion between July and December 2024.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed substandard and counterfeit goods worth over N120 billion between July and December 2024.
Resident Media and Communication Consultant of the agency, Sayo Akintola, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday, said expired and unregistered drugs worth N11 billion were destroyed on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, in Ibadan, Oyo State. He said: “In November, the agency seized N300 million worth of fake medicines during a raid at Tyre Village in the Trade Fair Complex, Lagos State.
“Officers also shut down counterfeit alcohol packaging centres in Lagos, seizing items valued at N2 billion.
“This followed reports of illegal revalidation of expired alcoholic beverages at the Trade Fair Complex.”
Also, the fight against substandard and falsified products extended to Nasarawa State, where NAFDAC officers, led by the Director of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Directorate, Mr Kenneth Azikiwe, raided Karu market at the FCT-Nasarawa border. Bags of repackaged expired rice were confiscated during the operation, with products worth approximately N5 billion seized.
In a related operation in Nasarawa State, the agency said it sealed a factory and eight shops for packaging and distributing counterfeit rice valued at about N5 billion.
On December 19, NAFDAC also targeted a facility named Ninjur Ventures on Abacha Road, Karu. Similarly, at Wuse and Garki markets in Abuja. Last Friday, the agency also confiscated over 1,600 bags of counterfeit rice worth about N5 billion, which were being repackaged in branded bags.
In total, the agency destroyed over N120 billion worth of seized products in six months (July-December) in the six geo-political zones and FCT.
Meanwhile, NAFDAC assured Nigerians of its commitment to safeguarding public health, particularly during this festive season. Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, noted in the statement that the agency would not back down in its fight against merchants of counterfeit goods. She also urged Nigerians to be cautious during this festive period, advising them to purchase only NAFDAC-approved products from trusted outlets.
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