The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday in Ibadan destroyed unwholesome products worth about N11 billion.
The destruction of the unwholesome, substandard, falsified, medicinal and other unwholesome regulated products, was carried out at Akinyele Dump site, Ibadan.
The NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, represented by the South-West Zonal Director of the agency, Mrs. Roseline Ajayi, said that the destruction was a key component of the functions of the Investigation and Enforcement Directorate.
She revealed that the items destroyed were collected from the five states of the South West Zone (excluding Lagos) of the agency and Kwara, in the North Central Zone (because of proximity) to South-West zone.
She said “these items include expired products that were voluntarily forfeited by those in the drug distribution channel, unregistered and unwholesome products seized from different outlets and warehouses, fake and counterfeit, as well as unregistered imported products smuggled into the country.
“The worth of what is being destroyed today is estimated to be N10,991, 458, 374.60.”
“The purpose for this public destruction is to convey strong signal that all items being confiscated by the agency are not being diverted for personal use.”
According to her, the destruction under close monitoring by the Oyo State Government is to reduce the impact of pollution on the environment.
The NAFDAC Director, Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, Mohammed Shaba, said the agency had destroyed unwholesome products worth N98.6 billion so far in 2024.
