- NAFDAC destroyed counterfeit drugs worth ₦100 billion at the Moniya dump site in Akinyele LGA, Oyo State.
- The fake drugs, confiscated from Idumota market in Lagos, were burned to prevent expired and substandard medicines from circulating.
- The operation, supported by over 1,000 security personnel, led to several arrests, with further investigations underway.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has taken decisive action by destroying counterfeit drugs at the Moniya dump site in Akinyele Local Government Area, Oyo State.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, stated that these fake drugs—worth an estimated 100 billion Naira—were confiscated from pharmaceutical drug marketers in Lagos’ Idumota market. She emphasized that the operation was essential to prevent expired, fake, substandard, and falsified medicines from re-entering circulation.
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Speaking during the burning exercise, Adeyeye, who also chairs the Federal Task Force on Fake and Counterfeit Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods, reiterated NAFDAC’s commitment to ensuring that food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, chemicals, packaged water, and beverages are safe, wholesome, and effective for human consumption. She noted that the agency has implemented strict guidelines for the licensing, sale, and distribution of drug products as part of its efforts to provide quality medicine.
Represented at the event by NAFDAC’s Director of Narcotics and Controlled Substances, Yedunni Adenuga, Adeyeye highlighted the impressive outcomes of recent enforcement activities across several open drug markets—including those in Idumota, Onitsha, Ariara, and Ezeuku.
“We uncovered numerous unregistered and banned products, including Analgin and controlled substances like Tramadol 225mg, which are endangering our nation’s safety,” she explained.
The operation, supported by over 1,000 security personnel from the Military, Police, and DSS with the backing of the NSA, led to the destruction of expired, falsified, controlled, unregistered, and banned medicines from Idumota outlets.
The estimated street value of these illicit products is 100 billion Naira. Over the course of a three-week exercise, several suspects were apprehended, and further investigations are underway—those found culpable will be sanctioned accordingly.
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NAFDAC also reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding maternal and child health, noting that large quantities of poorly stored vaccines and related products were evacuated during the operation.
Adeyeye called on the public, community leaders, health practitioners, religious figures, and the press to join in the fight against falsified and substandard medicines, emphasizing that the battle for safe and quality medicine is a collective effort.
