- NAFDAC Destroys Fake Drugs: NAFDAC destroyed fake, substandard, and falsified drugs worth ₦1 trillion seized from Onitsha and Aba.
- 100 Containers Seized: 100 containers of fake drugs were confiscated during the operation.
- Banned Psychoactive Drugs Found: Banned psychoactive drugs, unapproved medicines like tramadol, and counterfeit substances were among the seized products.
- NAFDAC Commits to Public Health: NAFDAC reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring medicines are safe, effective, certified, and suitable for public use.
- Operation to Eliminate Fake Drugs: The agency vowed to continue enforcement until fake drugs are eliminated from Nigeria.
NAFDAC has taken a bold step in destroying fake, substandard, and falsified drugs worth ₦1 trillion seized from Onitsha and Aba. The destruction exercise, supervised by Prof. Christina Adeyeye, NAFDAC Director-General, aimed to permanently end the circulation of such pharmaceutical products in Nigeria .
The seized products included banned psychoactive drugs, unapproved medicines like tramadol, and counterfeit substances that could destabilize an entire country. NAFDAC emphasized that fake medicines lead to treatment failures, causing preventable deaths and severe economic losses, especially for vulnerable patients .
NAFDAC has committed to ensuring medicines are safe, effective, certified, and suitable for public use. The agency thanked the Federal Government, state government, security agencies, and the media for their support during the successful operation .
