NAFDAC Destroys Fake Products Worth ₦8bn in North-Central Nigeria
Agency Targets Banned Alcohol, Counterfeit Drugs and Expired Goods in Public Health Crackdown
LAFIA, Nigeria — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake, adulterated, expired and banned products valued at more than ₦8 billion seized across North-Central Nigeria. The exercise took place in Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
NAFDAC Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, said most of the confiscated items were banned alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and containers smaller than 200 millilitres. Other products included counterfeit medicines, expired food items and unwholesome cosmetics seized from manufacturing facilities, shops, markets and motor parks.
Adeyeye explained that restrictions on small-packaged alcoholic beverages were aimed at reducing alcohol abuse, particularly among young people and schoolchildren. She warned that early exposure to alcohol could harm brain development and vital organs, including the liver and kidneys.
NAFDAC commended security agencies and other stakeholders for supporting its enforcement operations and urged traders to stop manufacturing and distributing fake or banned products. The agency reiterated that the exercise was intended to protect public health and warned that offenders could face legal action.
