NAFDAC DESTROYS OVER ₦5.3 BILLION WORTH OF FAKE AND SUBSTANDARD PRODUCTS IN ONE-WEEK CRACKDOWN

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control intensifies nationwide enforcement operations across Lagos, Abia, and Rivers states ahead of the festive season

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized and destroyed counterfeit, unwholesome, and substandard regulated products valued at over ₦5.3 billion during an intensive one-week nationwide enforcement campaign.

The public health regulatory body disclosed that the coordinated operations targeted illegal manufacturing hubs, markets, and transit ports across Lagos, Abia, and Rivers states, leading to multiple arrests and the sealing of illegal premises.

In Lagos State, NAFDAC operatives raided the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, seizing counterfeit alcoholic beverages and illegally repackaged drinks valued at over ₦2 billion while uncovering more than 20 illicit storage units at Zamfara Plaza.

In Aba, Abia State, regulatory officers raided commercial outlets at Old Court Road Market and Omenazu Street, confiscating fake alcoholic drinks, packaging materials, corks, and labels estimated at ₦1.2 billion.

The enforcement exercise culminated in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where NAFDAC destroyed ₦2.6 billion worth of intercepted pharmaceuticals, chemicals, tomato paste, and food items turned over by the Nigeria Customs Service following seizures at Onne Port.

NAFDAC officials reaffirmed the agency's commitment to eliminating toxic and falsified goods from Nigerian markets, urging consumers to remain vigilant and report suspicious manufacturing or distribution activities as end-of-year market surveillance intensifies.