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IBADAN, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday destroyed counterfeit, expired, substandard, and falsified drugs and products worth ₦15 billion in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The exercise was overseen by NAFDAC Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, who was represented by the agency’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Martins Iluyomade.
Adeyeye reaffirmed the agency’s resolve to safeguard the health of Nigerians by ensuring that foods, medicines, cosmetics, medical devices, chemicals, packaged water, and beverages are safe and effective.
“The products we destroyed today include expired, counterfeit, uncontrolled, unregistered, and banned drugs such as Analgin, Cocodamol, codeine cough syrup, tramadol, oxytocin, and several vaccines,” Adeyeye said.
She stressed that the destruction of the items was necessary to eliminate the risk of their re-entry into the market, adding that the crackdown demonstrated NAFDAC’s zero tolerance for fake and unwholesome products.
The Director-General highlighted that strict guidelines govern the licensing, distribution, and sale of drugs in Nigeria, warning that offenders would face stiff penalties.
Representing the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, S.K. Tijani commended the collaboration between Customs and NAFDAC, noting that synergy among stakeholders was vital in ridding Nigeria of criminal networks dealing in harmful products.
He called on all agencies and communities to play their part in ensuring public safety and protecting lives from dangerous counterfeit products.
NAFDAC Destroys N15bn Worth of Fake, Expired Drugs in Ibadan
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