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Abdulazeez Abubakar
1 month ago
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NAFDAC shuts 11,000 shops, arrests 40 over fake drugs.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has sealed over 11,000 shops and arrested 40 individuals in its ongoing nationwide clampdown on fake and substandard medicines.
The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this to journalists in Lagos on Saturday.
Adeyeye stated that the enforcement had been planned for over a year as a covert operation.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that on 10 February, NAFDAC began enforcement operations at the Idumota open drug market, the Ariaria drug market in Aba, and the Bridge Market in Onitsha.
According to the agency, these three markets, which distribute over 80 per cent of medications nationwide, were targeted to eliminate falsified and unregistered drugs.
Adeyeye revealed that over 20 trucks of substandard drugs were evacuated from various locations in Aba, at least 30 trucks were seized in Onitsha, and 27 trucks were removed from the Idumota market.
She said, “We are winding down our operations in Aba because we have almost completed the evacuation.
“Our next phase is to inspect shops individually to identify those operating legally and those who are not registered.
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