The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered large quantities of banned and unregistered agrochemicals during an intelligence-led enforcement operation across Kano State.
The operation, carried out on 12 November 2026 by NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, Federal Task Force, Kaduna Unit, covered 23 warehouses across seven locations in the state.
At Hajj Camp, Katsina Road, enforcement officers placed 2,986 cartons of ParaeForce (Paraquat), valued at approximately ₦200 million, on hold. The owner of the facility was arrested.
In Sharada Gwandu, officers found an estimated 8,395 cartons of Crownquat (Paraquat) and 400 cartons of Agrocrown Atrazine.
At Larabawa Agro & Sons Ltd on Tafawa Balewa Road, 31 cartons of Glomite 20EC (Chlorpyrifos) were evacuated.
In Sharada Sabon Anguwa, 183 cartons of unregistered Dynewell Syrup (Cyproheptadine), valued at approximately ₦21 million, were also evacuated.
On Airport Road, officers raided an illegal agrochemical manufacturing facility, evacuating equipment and packaging materials before sealing the premises.
In Ajasa, three warehouses were placed on hold pending assessment, while their owners were invited to the NAFDAC Kano State Office for further questioning.
At Jubaili Agrotech Ltd on Hadejia Road, 14 warehouses were screened, with no Paraquat found.
NAFDAC reaffirmed its commitment to removing banned and unregistered agrochemicals from circulation and warned manufacturers, importers and distributors against dealing in such products.
The agency urged members of the public to report suspicious manufacturing, storage or sale of banned agrochemicals to the NAFDAC Call Centre on 0800-1-623322 or via email at reforms@nafdac.gov.ng.
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