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The Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday began the nationwide destruction of over 100 containers of illegally imported pharmaceuticals.
The exercise started with the incineration of five 40-foot containers of seized pharmaceuticals at Alaro Dumpsite in Epe, Lagos State.
Speaking during the event, the Assistant Comptroller General of Customs in charge of Investigation and Enforcement, Mr Timi Bomodi, disclosed that Lagos alone has 88 containers slated for destruction, with the operation set to proceed to Port Harcourt, where 20 containers await disposal.
“This exercise cuts across the federation. We are starting here in Lagos, specifically with about 88 containers. We will also be going to Port Harcourt, where we have over 20 containers. Then we will be going to Calabar, and after that, Kano, which involves purely pharmaceutical containers. So, it’s not just a one-day exercise,” Bomodi explained.
Bomodi, who also chairs a committee set up by the National Security Adviser to oversee the identification, isolation, evacuation, and destruction of illegally imported pharmaceuticals, emphasised the critical importance of the operation to public health and national security.
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