8 States Where NAFDAC Has Seized Fake Products

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has intensified enforcement actions in opposition to counterfeit merchandise, substandard medicines, prohibited alcoholic drinks and different probably dangerous items throughout Nigeria.

Recent operations have uncovered counterfeit alcoholic beverage packaging supplies worth more than ₦200 million in Aba, Abia State, and an alleged large-scale counterfeit alcohol operation on the International Trade Fair Complex in Lagos, the place merchandise valued at over ₦2 billion have been seized.

The company has additionally carried out enforcement operations involving prohibited alcoholic drinks, destroyed expired donated medicines and issued alerts regarding suspected falsified medicines.

Here are eight states the place NAFDAC has reported seizures, enforcement actions or counterfeit-product alerts.

Lagos State:

In Lagos, NAFDAC’s current enforcement actions concerned counterfeit and prohibited merchandise. On October 15, 2026, operatives of the company’s Investigation and Enforcement Directorate raided the International Trade Fair Complex, uncovering greater than 20 unlawful shops allegedly concerned in counterfeit alcoholic beverage operations.

According to NAFDAC, suspects have been caught mixing and counterfeiting standard alcoholic beverage manufacturers, revalidating expired and unsafe drinks for resale, and stockpiling banned imported merchandise. Two suspects have been arrested, whereas the seized merchandise have been valued at greater than ₦2 billion.

The operation adopted one other enforcement motion on October 4, when the company seized alcoholic drinks value an estimated ₦300 million from distributors and retailers at Ile-Epo Market, Ojuwoye Market in Mushin, and Oke-Arin Market on Lagos Island.

The merchandise included alcoholic drinks packaged in sachets and PET bottles under 200 millilitres, which NAFDAC mentioned remained prohibited.

Earlier, on August 26 and 27, the company carried out a two-day operation on the Trade Fair Complex to take away specified unregistered beauty merchandise from circulation.

Abia State: 

NAFDAC uncovered counterfeit packaging supplies valued at greater than ₦200 million throughout a raid on 5 outlets at Old Court Road Market in Aba, Abia State, on October 14, 2026.

Acting on credible intelligence, the company’s Investigation and Enforcement operatives found counterfeit labels, corks, packs and outer packaging supplies bearing the names of standard alcoholic beverage and different consumer-product manufacturers.

The affected manufacturers included Jameson, Glenfiddich, Four Cousins, Lord’s Dry Gin, Imperial Blue, Goya Oil, Chelsea, Squadron and Seaman’s Aromatic Schnapps.

NAFDAC mentioned the operation was met with threats and resistance from some merchants, making the evacuation of the seized supplies troublesome.

The house owners of the 5 outlets have been reportedly absent in the course of the operation. The premises have been positioned on maintain to stop interference with supplies remaining inside, whereas the market union chairman pledged to assist establish the store house owners and safe the sealed premises.

FCT:

In May, NAFDAC destroyed counterfeit, substandard, falsified, expired and unwholesome regulated merchandise valued at over ₦1.8 billion on the Kuje dumpsite in Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

According to the company, the destruction train concerned the incineration of counterfeit medicines, banned sachet alcohol, expired prescribed drugs, pretend chemical substances and different unsafe merchandise seized throughout Abuja and surrounding areas, together with gadgets voluntarily submitted by firms, NGOs, and the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN).

Rivers State: 

NAFDAC destroyed expired donated medicines valued at ₦59 million on the Igwuruta dump website in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on September 27, 2026.

The medicines had been shipped from the United States via the Nigeria Ports Authority’s Area 1 Port in Port Harcourt.

The consignment included antidepressants, anti-ulcer medicines, analgesics and medicines utilized in managing hypertension.

The destruction train was carried out in collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service and different related businesses to stop the expired medicines from being diverted, misused or distributed with out authorisation.

Kano State: 

NAFDAC reported the seizure of a suspected substandard and falsified antimalarial drugs in Kano State on September 17, 2026.

The product was Artemether/Lumefantrine 80mg/480mg, purportedly manufactured by Bandaram Pharma Packleh Ltd (BPPL), India.

It was intercepted throughout routine post-market surveillance on the Coordinated Wholesale Centre in Kano.

According to the company, verification established that the NAFDAC registration quantity displayed on the product, 02-3457, was pretend and didn’t exist in its registration database.

The label additionally failed to point the advertising authorisation holder’s data.

NAFDAC categorised the product as falsified, warning that its use might lead to remedy failure, worsening malaria, drug resistance and different critical public well being penalties.

Oyo State:

In Oyo State, NAFDAC destroyed pretend, expired and banned medicines valued at greater than ₦15 billion in Ibadan in February 2026. The destruction was aimed toward stopping unsafe pharmaceutical merchandise from returning to circulation and endangering public well being.

Niger State

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in February sealed 18 warehouses in Niger State after uncovering massive portions of expired meals and beverage merchandise valued at over N100 million

According to NAFDAC, the affected warehouses have been positioned in Bida, round Ndazabo White House alongside Minna Road and behind Bida Modern Market.

Officials mentioned the services contained expired non-alcoholic drinks, dairy merchandise, candies, bottled water and pasta, a few of which had already been packaged for distribution.

Kaduna and Gombe States: 

Kaduna and Gombe States have been among the many areas recognized in a NAFDAC alert issued in March 2026 concerning confirmed counterfeit MabThera.

MabThera is a prescription drugs containing rituximab, used for sure critical medical circumstances. The alert highlighted the chance posed by falsified medicines to sufferers and healthcare suppliers. According to the company, counterfeit prescription medicines can expose sufferers to ineffective remedy and probably critical well being penalties.