The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, sealed six shops at Agbeni market for selling counterfeit drugs, wines and other goods.
The Chief Regulatory Officer, Department of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, Ake Ayodele Paul, said the agency was in the market to conduct general investigation on drugs, foods and drinks to ensure they are safe for human consumption.
According to him, shops affected are the ones selling products with obscene pictures, saying because NAFDAC will never register such product.
Three of the six shops were patent medicine stores, dealing in counterfeit and controlled drugs, two were sealed for selling counterfeit wines and the last one for selling unregistered vegetable oil.
Some of the shops sealed were AroBoston Medicine Store, Yah Lateef Medicine Stores, Oland Ventures, Kenyem Wine Store and Kunle Wine Store.
The NAFDAC boss advised consumers to always check if the products they are buying are registered or not.