The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reportedly destroyed seized counterfeit and substandard products worth N2.6 billion in Rivers State as a part of efforts to rid the nation of contaminated meals products.
The chairman of the Federal Task Force on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods in Nigeria, Dr Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this on behalf of NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, on the destruction web site in Port Harcourt on Friday.
He stated the products, which included medicines, tomatoes, cookies and chemical substances, have been intercepted and seized by the Nigeria Customs Service at Onne Port between 2025 and 2026.
Iluyomade, who can also be NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, stated the train demonstrated the company’s dedication to eliminating counterfeit and faux medicine from the nation.
He recommended the cooperation between NAFDAC and the Nigeria Customs Service, which he stated had made the train attainable. He added that the method resulting in the destruction of the seized items started in 2025 and that the 2 companies had signed a number of memoranda of understanding to facilitate the train.
“This gesture corroborates the existing good relationship we have between NAFDAC and Nigeria Customs Service. We have an MoU signed, but we have people who have to work behind the scenes to make sure that the MoU works,” he stated.
He stated the products being destroyed included expired tomatoes, cookies, medicines and chemical substances, with their mixed worth estimated at N2.6 billion.
Iluyomade described the train as the primary section of the destruction, including that extra seized items can be destroyed in the approaching days.
