NAFDAC destroys fake, substandard products worth N2.6bn in Rivers

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reportedly destroyed seized counterfeit and substandard products worthy N2.6 cardinal successful Rivers State arsenic portion of efforts to escaped the state of contaminated nutrient products.

The president of the Federal Task Force connected Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods successful Nigeria, Dr Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this connected behalf of NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, astatine the demolition tract successful Port Harcourt on Friday.

He said the products, which included medicines, tomatoes, cookies and chemicals, were intercepted and seized by the Nigeria Customs Service astatine Onne Port betwixt 2025 and 2026.

Iluyomade, who is besides NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, said the workout demonstrated the agency’s committedness to eliminating counterfeit and fake drugs from the country.

He commended the practice betwixt NAFDAC and the Nigeria Customs Service, which helium said had made the workout possible. He added that the process starring to the demolition of the seized goods began successful 2025 and that the 2 agencies had signed respective memoranda of knowing to faci...