Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto
The Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over seized unregistered pharmaceutical merchandise valued at N5,804,062.06 to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for additional investigation and mandatory motion.
The handing over ceremony was held on Wednesday , October 28, 2026, on the Command Headquarters in Sokoto, according to current inter-agency collaboration and the directive of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi.
Speaking in the course of the ceremony, the Acting Customs Area Controller, Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command, DC Haliru Isah Abdullahi, stated the gadgets had been intercepted by gallant patrol groups alongside the Illela-Sokoto highway, following credible intelligence and the dedication of officers of the Command.
He listed the seized gadgets to incorporate 360 packages of anti-cold containing 50 playing cards every with 4 tablets per card, 500 packages of Amodiaquine containing 25 playing cards every with 3 tablets per card, 140 packages of Paracetamol containing 100 playing cards every with 10 tablets per card, and 100 packages of Quinine containing 10 playing cards every with 10 tablets per card.
Abdullahi stated the importation of the unregistered medication contravened Section 55 of the Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023 and NAFDAC rules, noting that the medication posed nice hazard to the well being of Nigerians as they weren’t licensed for consumption.
He warned smugglers and sellers in unwholesome merchandise that the Sokoto/Zamfara Command beneath his watch wouldn’t tolerate any type of smuggling, stressing that the Command remained vigilant and dedicated to safeguarding the well being of residents and the nation’s economic system.
He counseled the officers who made the seizure attainable for his or her diligence and bravado, and appreciated NAFDAC for its steady partnership with the Service.
“I hereby formally hand over these seized items to the NAFDAC team for further necessary action,” Abdullahi declared.
Responding, the Coordinator of NAFDAC, Sokoto State, Abdulsalam Lawan, counseled the Nigeria Customs Service for the inter-agency collaboration that had helped in curbing the entry of faux medication into the nation.
Lawan famous that the company and Customs had loved great collaboration which had led to the ridding of unwholesome merchandise from the nation, and urged the Customs Service to maintain the tempo.
He assured that NAFDAC would perform additional investigation on the seized merchandise and take mandatory motion according to its mandate to guard public well being and guarantee solely licensed medication flow into within the nation.
