FIC Report (Nasarawa State) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC has destroyed counterfeit, fake and spurious drugs, foods cosmetics and other regulated products worth N5 billion in Nasarawa state.
During the destruction in Ungwar Rere, Lafia, on Thursday, the Director-General of NAFADC Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye said the seizure of the items was as result of increased collaboration with relevant agencies.
She said the exercise was part of NAFDAC’s continuous efforts to safeguard public health by ensuring that unsafe products are permanently removed from circulation.
She explained that the destroyed products were those confiscated by officers of the Agency in five states of the north central zone-comprising Nasarawa, Benue, Kogi, Niger and Plateau states in the course of their routine duties.
“The items for destruction you are seeing here are worth over N5bn comprising Food, Drugs, Medical Devices, Detergent, Chemicals.
“Some of these items were intentional hoarded, concealed deliberately revalidated after their expiration date, maliciously positioned and displayed for sales by some unscrupulous “Merchants of death” who call themselves Businessmen for sales to unsuspecting Nigerians.
“Some however, were voluntarily handed over to the Agency by some well-meaning and God-fearing Businessmen and women,” she said.
The DG therefore, assured that the agency will continue to ensure that only the right quality products are available for consumption in Nigeria.
She also solicited the support of the general public to provide useful information on the activities of the unscrupulous people.
Signed
ARI, LIMAN AMINU
HEAD OF CENTRE,
FIC, LAFIA.
