NAFDAC destroys N2.6bn worth of products in Rivers

AFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Martins Iluyomade, who represented the Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, said the process began the previous year, when he and the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service inspected the containers before they were handed over to NAFDAC. “The total combined value of these items to be destroyed today is estimated at 2.6 billion naira,” Iluyomade said. He commended the Customs Service for its cooperation, noting that the exercise demonstrated the commitment of officers from both agencies to implementing their existing memorandum of understanding. Iluyomade disclosed that more containers were still being transferred from...