The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has closed the Gomboru drug market in Maiduguri, Borno State, where contaminated drugs were being washed and sun-dried for resale after the recent devastating flood in the area.
A post on the agencies X handle said it ordered the closure of the drug market 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, over 23,000 households and more than 150,000 individuals were affected by the sudden rise in water levels.
Reports indicate that at least 286 inmates have escaped from the Maiduguri Medium Security Custodial Centre due to severe flooding.
Additionally, NEMA noted that around 80 percent of the animals in the zoo have died, while 20 percent have managed to escape into the surrounding city.
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