The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has received 15 containers of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and substandard tomato paste valued at N20.5 billion from the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
The handover took place at Onne Port, Port Harcourt, where the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, presented the seized goods to NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye.
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According to NAFDAC Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola on Sunday, the haul included 1.3 million bottles of codeine syrup, 12.6 million Tramadol tablets, 9.3 million falsified Diclofenac tablets, 280 packs of fake Hyergra tablets, and four containers of unregistered tomato paste.
Prof. Adeyeye commended Customs for the interception, warning unscrupulous importers that fake and unsafe products would be stopped at the borders.
She urged Nigerians to report suspicious products and warned that such goods pose serious health risks, including poisoning, chronic diseases, and cancer.
She stressed that protecting public health requires cooperation between government agencies, organisations, and the public.
