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NAFDAC destroys expired, banned medicines worth ₦100 billion in Oyo

The agency noted that several suspects were arrested during the three-week enforcement operation.

• March 9, 2025
NAFDAC
NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Saturday destroyed fake and unauthorised medicines worth ₦100 billion in Oyo State.

In a statement on it X handle on Sunday, NAFDAC said the medicines were confiscated in a market in Lagos State.

It read, “Yesterday, NAFDAC destroyed expired, falsified, controlled, unregistered, and banned medicines seized from the Idumota Open Drug Market during a recent three-week enforcement operation. The destruction took place at the Lapite Dumpsite in Moniya, Ibadan, Oyo State, with the confiscated products valued at an estimated ₦100 billion.”

The agency also stated that several suspects were apprehended during the operation, adding  that those found culpable would be prosecuted. 

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