In a renewed offensive against menace of counterfeit drugs and other regulated products, the National Agency for Food and Drug administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake drugs worth over N15million in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi state. Director General of NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhii who was represented by the Federal Capital Territory coordinator of the Agency, Mr. Abdulsallami Ozigis while carrying out the destruction exercise in company of community leaders and security agencies, said the exercise had become necessary to prevent the offensive products from making re-entry into the market and to raise public awareness on the dangers of counterfeit regulated products.

His words “the essence of destruction is to invariably prevent the seized products from finding their way back to the market. This will eliminate the dangers associated with the consumption of the spurious products to the consuming society”. Speaking further, Mr. Ozigis said eliminating the undesired regulated products from circulation will assist the medical practitioners and other stakeholders to render qualitative service to Nigerians and guarantee public safety.