Fake and unwholesome products valued at ₦43 billion were destroyed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday, PulseNets learnt. The incident took place at a dumpsite located in Moniya, Akinyele Local Government Area, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The destroyed items included falsified drugs, medical devices, and other regulated products, PulseNets reported.
Speaking to PulseNets, the NAFDAC Director General, represented by the Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Shabba Mohammed, disclosed that these counterfeit products were voluntarily surrendered by compliant companies, non-governmental organizations, and trade unions.
According to the breakdown provided, NAFDAC told PulseNets that the seizures followed a series of raids across various locations. The confiscated items included unregistered as well as registered pharmaceutical products.
“The confiscated products include aphrodisiacs, sex enhancement drugs, over-the-counter medicines, and prescription-only medications,” the spokesperson said.
NAFDAC further explained that more than 30 types of products were involved, including banned Codeine substances, narcotic drugs, antimalarials, aphrodisiacs, analgesics, and antibiotics. “Products worth over ₦48 million were confiscated from drug hawkers,” PulseNets was told.
Additionally, PulseNets learnt that the agency had gathered intelligence on the illegal warehousing, sale, and distribution of Schedule One narcotics by certain pharmaceutical vendors in Lagos and other locations nationwide.
“The Investigation and Enforcement Directorate raided several pharmaceutical warehouses and premises across the country, seizing products valued at over ₦700 million,” NAFDAC reported to PulseNets.
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During these raids, PulseNets learnt that the agency also mopped up illicit and unregistered products, including Codeine syrup, expired Tramadol, aphrodisiacs, antimalarials, and other pharmaceutical items.
The confiscated goods further included contraband soaps, tomato paste, unregistered drinks, counterfeit food products, perfumes, and body sprays, according to PulseNets’ report.
