NAFDAC Reveals Sabotage In War Against Counterfeit Drug Importation

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDACProf. Mojisola Adeyeye says porous borders, ports aiding counterfeit drug importation are some of the setbacks the agency is facing in its war against illicit drugs.

Speaking in an interview, the NAFDAC Boss decried the spate of fake drugs in nigeria and the agency’s efforts in tackling the menace.

She also debunked some reports in the media that indicate that over 70% of drugs sold in some parts of Nigeria were counterfeit.

Similarly, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has sealed over 11,000 shops and arrested 40 individuals in its ongoing nationwide clampdown on fake and substandard medicines.

Briefing journalists in Lagos, NAFDACDirector-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, stated that the enforcement had been planned for over a year as a covert operation.

NAFDAC began enforcement operations at the Idumota open drug market, the Ariaria drug market in Aba, and the bridge market in Onitsha on February 10.

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It noted that three markets, which distribute over 80 per cent of medications nationwide, were targeted to eliminate falsified and unregistered drugs.

Adeyeye revealed that over 20 trucks of substandard drugs were evacuated from various locations in aba, at least 30 trucks were seized in Onitsha, and 27 trucks were removed from the Idumota market.