The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has destroyed seized fake and substandard products valued at N2.6bn in Rivers State.
The products, which included medicines, tomatoes, cookies and chemicals, were intercepted and seized by the Nigeria Customs Service at the Onne Port between 2025 and 2026.
The Chairman of the Federal Task Force on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods in Nigeria, Dr Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this on behalf of NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, at the destruction site in Port Harcourt on Friday.
Iluyomade, who is also NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, said the exercise demonstrated the agency’s commitment to eliminating counterfeit and fake drugs from the country.
He commxended the cooperation between NAFDAC and the Nigeria Customs Service, which he said had made the exercise possible.
He noted that the process leading to the destruction of the seized goods began in 2025, adding that the two agencies had signed several memoranda of understanding to facilitate the exercise.
“This gesture corroborates the existing good relationship we have between NAFDAC and Nigeria Customs Service. We have an MoU signed, but we have people who have to work behind the scenes to make sure that the MoU works.
