The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has, in its ongoing fight against the influx of fake and substandard regulated products, taken delivery of 16 containers of falsified pharmaceutical products imported through Onne Port, Port Harcourt, estimated to have a street value of N20.5 billion.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Agency’s Media Consultant, Mr. Olusayo Akintola. According to the statement, the seized products were handed over to NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, by the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, as part of the institutional collaborative synergy between the two organizations.

The consignment included 11 containers of various unregistered or banned pharmaceutical products and four containers of unwholesome tomato paste.

Among the seized products were 1.3 million bottles of codeine syrup, a highly controlled prescription-only medicine; 12.6 million tablets of tramadol, a highly addictive prescription drug used for post-operative pain management in adults; and 9.3 million tablets of substandard and falsified branded diclofenac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Other confiscated items included 280 packages of Hyergra tablets, a falsified brand of sildenafil citrate for erectile dysfunction, and four containers of unregistered and substandard tomato paste.

While commending the Customs team, Prof. Adeyeye sent a stern warning to importers and collaborators in the illicit trade, stating:
“Unscrupulous merchants both at home and abroad should know that under our watch, substandard and fake food and drug products will not be allowed access to our people. Recent threats of death, kidnapping of our staff, and other attempts to dampen our zeal will continue to fail because God, as well as our people, are on our side.”

She urged Nigerians to partner with NAFDAC by reporting any suspected manufacture, importation, distribution, or sale of fake and substandard products through the Agency’s offices nationwide or via social media channels.

Prof. Adeyeye highlighted the dangers of consuming unwholesome products, including acute food poisoning, gastrointestinal illness, nutritional deficiencies, chronic organ damage from toxic metabolites and heavy metals, increased cancer risk, allergic and respiratory reactions, as well as cognitive disruption from expired ultra-processed foods.

Emphasizing the importance of institutional cooperation, she pledged to continue evolving strategies to partner with organizations and individuals to ensure a safer and healthier nation, noting that safeguarding public health is a collective responsibility NAFDAC cannot achieve alone.

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