NAFDAC Raid Illegal Herbal Medicine Factory for Lagos, Arrest Manager

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) don raid one illegal factory wey dey produce herbal medicine for Agege, Lagos. Dem allege say the factory dey produce unapproved products and dey use registration number wey belong to one cough syrup.

Factory wey dey No. 3 Popoola Street, Isale-Oja, Agege, reportedly belong to Hajiya Aishetu Adams, wey be citizen of Ghana.

NAFDAC talk say the factory dey produce three main products: medicine wey dem claim say e dey purify blood, medicine wey dem market as treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and one herbal mixture wey dem claim say fit treat different kind sickness.

The raid follow one investigation wey last for one month.

One first operation wey happen on October 16 lead to the arrest of Abdulazeez Saidu, wey be the factory manager.

Another operation wey happen on Thursday target the factory to remove the remaining products and arrest more suspects, but dem no arrest anybody else.

Report say Adams dey Ghana to attend the burial of her in-law when the operation happen.

As dem dey carry out the raid, Pharm. Edith Joseph, Deputy Director of NAFDAC Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, talk say the location of the factory make the operation difficult.

“The products and the factory dey operate illegally.

“Dem dey produce the medicines for open air.

“I fit tell una as e be say NAFDAC never approve this place,” Joseph talk.

She urge Nigerians to always check and confirm say any medicine wey dem wan use get NAFDAC approval. She advise people to use NAFDAC website or visit any of the agency offices to verify the products.

Christiana Obiazikwor, Deputy Director of Public Relations for NAFDAC, also talk say the agency dey intensify its public awareness campaign, NAFDAC and Your Health, across Nigeria.

She explain say dem dey record the programme for different local languages, especially to reach people wey dey rural communities.

Obiazikwor advise consumers make dem no depend on registration number alone when dem dey check medicine. She urge Nigerians to also verify other product details, including batch number, manufacturing date and the address of the manufacturer.