Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, conducted an inspection of the agency’s Enforcement Office in Apapa, Lagos, on Saturday, focusing on illicit pharmaceuticals seized from the Idumota Open Drug Market.

During the visit, Adeyeye noted that the NAFDAC warehouse had reached full capacity, with the overflow of confiscated drugs spilling into the director’s office due to the sheer volume of seized items.

Speaking to journalists after the inspection, she highlighted that the agency’s primary mission is to protect public health.

“We are not disturbing trade; we are protecting lives. We cannot, because of trade, let people continue to die needlessly. What NAFDAC is doing is exactly what it is mandated to do. There is no politics in this operation!” she asserted.

Adeyeye also revealed that many shops within these markets operate illegally, lacking proper registration with the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria.

Justifying the agency’s heightened enforcement activities in Onitsha, Aba, and Idumota, she disclosed that over 1,000 personnel are actively engaged in removing counterfeit, expired and unregistered medicines from circulation.