NAFDAC Eliminates N100bn counterfeit medicines seized in Lagos market The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) announces it has destroyed bus-loads of expired, falsified, unregistered, and banned medicines.
In the statement on Sunday, NAFDAC disclosed the medicines, enumerated at N100 billion, were seized from the Idumota Open Drug Market in Lagos.
The seizures were made over the course of three weeks during the superposition operation.
“The extinguishment took place at the Lapite Dumpsite in Moniya, Ibadan, Oyo State, with the confiscated products valued at an estimated N100 billion,” the statement reads.
“Several suspects were apprehended during the exercise, and those found culpable will face appropriate sanctions.”
Yesterday, NAFDAC destroyed expired, falsified, controlled, unregistered, and banned medicines seized from the Idumota Open Drug Market during a recent three-week enforcement operation. https://pic.twitter.com/1gjfaCF5NQ
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Published 3/9/2025