The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has locked down the Gomboru drug market in Maiduguri, Borno State, where contaminated drugs were washed and sun-dried for resale after the flooding that hit the state.
They made this known through a post on their X handle that the drug market is to remain closed after the recent flooding submerged the market, and the drugs became contaminated.
“After the recent flooding in Maiduguri that submerged the Gomboru drug market where contaminated drugs were washed and sun-dried for resale, the @DGatNAFDAC ordered the immediate closure of the market to conduct a thorough shop-to-shop removal of these compromised drugs,” NAFDAC wrote.
The Maiduguri flood crisis was caused by the rupture of the Alau dam on the Ngadda River, 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Maiduguri.
The severe flooding claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes.
According to NEMA, more than 23,000 households, and upwards of 150,000 people, were hit by the subsequent rapid rise of waters.
