The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof MOJISOLA ADEYEYE, has revealed that her life is in danger due to her efforts to rid the country of fake and illicit drug products.
ADEYEYE, who made this revelation yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, during the Meet the Media Parley organized by the presidential media team, said she no longer has personal freedom, as she cannot move about without security protection.
The NAFDAC DG, noted that her staff, who assist in making her job meaningful, are also facing security threats, recounting how one of her staff members’ sons was kidnapped but fortunately escaped from his abductors.
On the controversies surrounding recent seizures in drug markets across the country, she stated that the large-scale enforcement operation across three major open drug markets—Onitsha, Aba, and Lagos—was one of the biggest in NAFDAC’s history, estimating the total value of the seized counterfeit drugs and products toabout N1 trillion.
Prof. ADEYEYE said the ongoing crackdown on illicit drug trade by the agency has led to the seizure of 87 truckloads of banned, expired, and substandard medical products, such as USAID- and UNFPA-donated antiretroviral drugs, explaining that this action is part of NAFDAC’s National Action Plan (NAP 2.0) 2023-2027, aimed at eliminating counterfeit medicines, improving regulatory compliance, and safeguarding public health.
