The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has put on hold eight shops at the Wuse market in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, for selling aphrodisiac sex enhancement pills, popularly called kayanmata.
The agency also sealed two Chinese supermarkets within the FCT.
The supermarkets, which are located at No. 40 Mike Akhigbe way, Jabi and No. 61, Ebitu Ukiwe Street, also in Jabi, were sealed for selling goods that are yet to be approved in Nigeria.
The kayanmata shops were also found to be selling body enlargement creams and drugs for breast and buttock, including other toxic substances produced with dangerous chemicals.
Mr Embugushiki-Musa Godiya, Head of NAFDAC Investigation and Enforcement unit, Abuja, said during the enforcement operation that the exercise was in respond to consumer complaints.
He said the market value of the products seized during the raids is about N170 million.
He said that the sellers of the products had declared themselves doctors and pharmacists prescribing drugs for unsuspecting Nigerians.
“They also have some of these products they popularly call kayanmata oil. These people formed a market in banking premises.
“The agency got the complaint and we cannot be here and allow such a thing to happen.
“We responded to that consumer complaint; we visited the place and we raided quite a number of shops carrying all manner of unapproved products by NAFDAC,” he said.
