The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said it destroyed tramadol and unregistered pharmaceuticals worth N95 billion Naira.
The NAFDAC Director General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, who disclosed this at a press briefing today said the destruction was done in December 2022 after four and half years of monitoring with the help of the government of Benin Republic.
The products found in five containers were tramadol 200 milligrammes and higher strength, diclofenac tablets.
According to the NAFDAC boss, one container was transferred to the Cotonou port in the Republic of Benin while the remaining four were initially diverted to the Tema Port in Ghana but later diverted to Cotonou having met resistance from Ghana Food and Drug Agency that NAFDAC already contacted for collaboration to stop the four containers.
She noted that the agency liaised with the former Ambassador of Nigeria to the Republic of Benin, Kayode Oguntuase, to ensure that the port authority in the Republic of Benin effected the seizure of the five containers
