The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has vowed to crack down on all illegal manufacturers and distributors of herbal drugs with a view to bring the perpetrators to book.
NAFDAC DG, Mojisola Adeyeye made the vow while briefing journalists in Abuja on the arrest of a herbal practitioner, Alhaji Salisu Sani a.k.a Baba Aisha for manufacturing herbal drugs with expired registration licence and illegal advertisement and sale of sacra herbs oral liquid.
Adeyeye disclosed that the herbal practitioner’s company was initially granted a licence in 2018 for treatment of pile but later went beyond bound prescribing medicines for unsubstantiated claims.
The Nafdac boss equally urged Nigerians to desist from patronizing quacks and hawkers of medicines on the street.
She advised consumers of NAFDAC regulated products to be watchful of drug, food, and other regulated products they purchase, asking them to report any suspicious activities within their environment.
