NAFDAC restates offensive against counterfeits, destroys N100bn fake drugs, drinks, others in Oyo

*Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of Nigeria’s National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, restates the agency’s commitment to ensuring that food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, chemicals, packaged water, and drinks are safe, wholesome, and effective for human consumption in the country

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

As part of its continued efforts at ensuring that products are safe, wholesome, and effective for human consumption, the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Friday, March , 2025, destroyed counterfeit pharmaceuticals and other products worth about N100 billion at Moniya dump sites in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC, during the destruction exercise at the dumpsites in the Akinyele Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, said the affected products include, Analgin, controlled substances such as Tramadol 225mg, among others.

Represented at the exercise by Yedunni Adenuga, Director of Narcotics of the health sector regulator, Prof. Adeyeye restated the agency’s commitment to ensuring that food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, chemicals, packaged water, and drinks are safe, wholesome, and effective for human consumption.

The Director-General of NAFDAC said: “The products that were classified as illicit, expired, and banned were confiscated during a raid on three markets in the country. “The recent discovery of counterfeit and other products in these three major markets in the country is mind-boggling.”

She also stated: “Our recent enforcement activities at the Idumota, Onitsha, Ariara, and Ezeuku open drugs market were mind-boggling.

“The discoveries made of the presence of unregistered products, banned products such as Analgin, and controlled substances such as Tramadol 225mg, among others, which are part of the things making our country unsafe in terms of security.”

The NAFDAC Chief disclosed the series of enforcement operations could not have been made possible without the support of Malam Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser (NSA).

According to the agency, Ribadu has graciously approved the use of over 1,000 security personnel, including the Military, Police and Department of State Service (DSS) to achieve success.

Adeyeye further said: “We are witnessing the destruction of expired falsified, controlled, unregistered, and banned medicines removed from Idumota Open Drugs outlets. The estimated street value of these products is N100billion.

“During the three weeks exercise, several suspects were apprehended.

“Further investigation is being carried out, and those found culpable will be sanctioned.”

In his remarks earlier, Shaba Mohammed, Director of Investigation and Enforcement, disclosed the agency’s enforcement raids were carried out on three markets recently.

Mohammed described selling drugs in the open market as an illegal and punishable act under the law.

The NAFDAC asserted: “It is a punishable offence to sell the drugs in an open market. Also, it is illegal for people to hawk drugs inside the vehicle, kiosks, and open markets.”

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