The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has destroyed busloads of expired, falsified, unregistered, and banned medicines.
In a statement on Sunday, NAFDAC said the medicines, estimated at N100 billion, were seized from the Idumota Open Drug Market in Lagos.
The seizures were made for three weeks during a reinforcement operation.
“The destruction took place at the Lapite Dumpsite in Moniya, Ibadan, Oyo State, with the confiscated products valued at an estimated ₦100 billion,” the statement reads.
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“Several suspects were apprehended during the exercise, and those found culpable will face appropriate sanctions.”
