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‘Evil Twin of GMOs’: Nigerian Expert Sounds Alarm on Glyphosate Herbicide Use in Rural Farming

Confidence UbaniMay 19, 20252 Mins read705

Glyphosate Herbicide | illustrative image

Segun Adebayo, Director of Operations at the Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research (CESFAR), has urged Nigerian authorities to urgently reassess the use of glyphosate-based herbicides in the country, especially in connection with genetically modified crops like TELA Maize. His warning comes amid growing global scrutiny of glyphosate – the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller- which is widely used in agriculture.

In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Adebayo referred to glyphosate as the evil twin of all GMO products from Monsanto.

We went to a most remote farming settlement in Nigeria, and Glyphosate has taken over the whole place, he wrote.

He added that a forthcoming documentary, produced with a Nigerian media house, will expose the scale of glyphosate use in rural areas and its potential health risks.

Adebayo also criticised the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for regulatory oversight. This is particularly because the chemical is linked to cancer, hormonal imbalance, and tumours.

His remarks follow a major legal ruling in the United States. A jury in Georgia awarded over $2 billion in damages to a man, John McKivison, who developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after years of using Roundup on his property. The court found Bayer, now the owner of Monsanto, liable for failing to warn consumers and for selling a defectively designed product. The award includes $65 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages.

The case also follows other high-profile lawsuits, including a $332 million award in California to Mike Dennis, a land surveyor who developed cancer after decades of Roundup use.

The controversy surrounding glyphosate dates back to its introduction by Monsanto in 1974. Roundup came under global scrutiny after the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified glyphosate as a “probable human carcinogen” in 2015.

According to Roundup cancer attorney Brent Wisner, Bayer–Monsanto was aware of cancer risks as early as the 1980s, with internal animal trials allegedly showing links to multiple forms of cancer. The company is accused of concealing this fact.

In a statement, the company claims that the verdict “conflicts with decades of scientific evaluations and regulatory approvals around the world” and vowed to appeal.

In Nigeria, there are concerns over Monsanto-linked genetically modified organisms (GMOs), particularly TELA Maize, which is promoted for its drought and pest resistance. Critics, however, warn that it comes with hidden dangers.

TELA maize is MONsanto87460, and MONsanto89034. All the GMOs in Nigeria are owned by Monsanto. Same company who knew they were causing cancer and hid the papers; refusing to declare it.

Same Monsanto is behind Glyphosate ROUNDUP, and it is a MANDATORY ADD-ON with GMOs in Nigeria. No one is saying this part yet, Adebayo said.

Adebayo also called on Nigerian policymakers, researchers, and the media to investigate the country’s increasing dependence on imported GMOs and agrochemicals.

The upcoming documentary is expected to include footage from farming communities in northern Nigeria, offering a closer look at how glyphosate is used and its potential impact on food safety and rural health.

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