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May 12, 2019
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administrationand Control NAFDAC has said it sealed 20 shops and confiscated drugs worth over2 million naira at the Monday market in Maiduguri, Borno state.
NAFDAC Coordinator in the state, Nasiru Mato, who madethis known shortly after the raid, in an interview in Maiduguri, said thetraders were in possession of banned and expired products.
Mato said the raid was carried out after “intelligencegathering and undercover assessment”of the medicine facilities.
He said that the raid was part of the measures putin place to ensure traders and stakeholders ensured strict compliance with  NAFDAC’s regulations for the overall safetyand wellbeing of  consumers.
Mato pledged to leave no stone unturned in the fightagainst unwholesome product to safeguard public health.He therefore called on all consumers topatronise products that were certified by NAFDAC and avoid self medication.