The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed 18 warehouses in Bida, Niger State, following the discovery of expired food and beverage products valued at over N100 million.

According to a statement issued on Thursday by NAFDAC’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, the affected warehouses were located around Ndazabo White House along Minna Road and behind Bida Modern Market.

Akintola disclosed that items recovered during the enforcement operation included expired non-alcoholic beverages, dairy milk, candies, bottled water and pasta, some of which had already been packaged for distribution.

“About 80,000 packets of expired non-alcoholic drinks, 5,000 packets of dairy milk, 16,000 packets of bottled water, 28 cartons of pasta and other assorted expired products were uncovered during the operation,” the statement read.

NAFDAC said managers of the sealed warehouses were arrested for interrogation. Preliminary investigations reportedly linked the facilities to a company identified as BY Ventures.

The agency added that the discovery led officials to extend their operation to supermarkets owned by the company in Minna, where additional expired products and counterfeit Goya oil were allegedly found.

Both supermarkets were subsequently sealed, while the Managing Director of the company, Yusuf Nadabo, was invited for further questioning.

According to NAFDAC, Nadabo admitted ownership of the expired products during interrogation.

The agency stated that investigations are ongoing and assured that appropriate regulatory sanctions would be imposed at the conclusion of the process to serve as a deterrent to others.