The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed two Chinese-owned supermarkets in Abuja for allegedly selling unapproved and improperly labelled products worth an estimated ₦170 million.
The enforcement exercise, carried out on Thursday, affected outlets located at No. 40 Mike Akhigbe Way, Jabi, and No. 61 Ebitu Ukiwe Street, Jabi. According to officials, the supermarkets stocked imported food items labelled exclusively in Chinese, without English translations, in violation of NAFDAC regulations.
Mr. Embugushiki-Musa Godiya, Head of NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement Unit in Abuja, said the operation followed intelligence reports and consumer complaints.
“We cannot guarantee the safety and quality of these products. They were never evaluated, analysed, or approved by NAFDAC,” Godiya stated, adding that warehouses containing unapproved goods were also sealed while the owners were invited for questioning.
In a separate raid, NAFDAC officials also shut down eight shops in Wuse Market where traders were allegedly selling aphrodisiac pills, breast and buttock enlargement creams, sex-enhancement drugs, and other unregulated products produced with toxic chemicals. Some sellers reportedly disguised themselves as “doctors” and “pharmacists,” prescribing unsafe substances to unsuspecting Nigerians.
The seized products included so-called kayanmata oils, which were openly marketed in makeshift stalls, including within banking premises.
Godiya urged Nigerians to remain vigilant and purchase only consumables that carry NAFDAC approval numbers, stressing that the agency would intensify its clampdown on unsafe and illegal products across the Federal Capital Territory.