The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down two Chinese-owned supermarkets and eight cosmetics shops in Abuja for allegedly selling unregistered and improperly labeled products.
The enforcement exercise, which followed consumer complaints and surveillance, was carried out under the directive of NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, and led by enforcement officer Musa Embugushiki.
Goods worth over ₦170 million were confiscated during the operation.
The affected supermarkets, located on Mike Akhigbe Way and Ebitu Ukiwe Street in Jabi, were found to be stocking food items labeled only in Chinese, in violation of NAFDAC’s requirement that all regulated products sold in Nigeria must carry English labels for consumer safety.
One of the outlets denied wrongdoing but was discovered to be selling unregistered items at the time of the raid.
At Wuse Market, eight cosmetics shops were sealed for distributing banned, expired, and unregistered products, including aphrodisiacs and body enhancement supplements.
Investigators also uncovered individuals posing as dermatologists and pharmacists marketing harmful products for skin whitening, weight gain, and breast enlargement.
Items seized included Wenicks Capsules, Maxman Capsules, Boobs Enlargement supplements, Curvy Weight Gain products and Skin Whitening Vitamin Gummies.
Prof. Adeyeye stressed that the agency remains committed to protecting Nigerians from harmful substances linked to health risks such as cancer, kidney damage and memory loss.
She urged consumers to purchase only NAFDAC-registered products, warned foreign business operators to comply with Nigerian laws and encouraged the public to report suspicious outlets.
