The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit drugs at the Moniya dump site in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State.

NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said the counterfeit drugs worth a Hundred Billion Naira were confiscated from pharmaceutical drug marketers in Idumota market, Lagos.

She noted that the step became necessary to prevent the reintroduction of expired, fake, substandard, and falsified drugs into circulation.

Speaking during the burning exercise, Adeyeye said NAFDAC as the lead agency and chair of the Federal Task Force on Fake and Counterfeit Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods is firmly committed to ensuring that food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, among others are safe, wholesome, and effective for human consumption.