The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake and unwholesome drugs worth over N939 million in Awka, Anambra State.
Ashenews gathered that the exercise was carried out on Friday at the Anambra State Waste Management dumpsite in Awka, under the supervision of NAFDAC officials.
The destruction formed part of NAFDAC’s regulatory efforts to eliminate unsafe, expired, and falsified products from circulation.
The seized items, recovered from across the South-East, pose serious health risks to consumers, including treatment failure, prolonged illness, and even death.
NAFDAC said the operation reflects its continued crackdown on counterfeit and substandard products across the country, particularly in the South-East region.
The Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, who was represented by a regional director, Mr. Martins Iluyomade stated:
“Today, we are destroying products with a total estimated street value of N939,077,209.
These products have been seized through NAFDAC’s routine surveillance, enforcement operations, and intelligence-led interventions across the South-East.”
He further warned that the agency would sustain its zero-tolerance stance against offenders, stressing that such enforcement actions are part of a broader national effort.
“Let me state unequivocally that NAFDAC will not tolerate any individual or group that endangers the lives of Nigerians through the manufacture, importation, distribution, or sale of fake, substandard, or expired regulated products.
This destruction is part of a coordinated national strategy, carried out regularly across the six geopolitical zones of the country. Its objective is clear,” he said.
