Korede Abdullah 
LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), uncovers a massive counterfeit medicine operation in Lagos, seizing over 10 million fake and banned drug doses valued at more than ₦3 billion.
Officials raided multiple warehouses disguised as residential buildings following intelligence from the Trade Fair–Navy axis, according to NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation, Martins Iluyomade on Monday.
“What we find should make every Nigerian cry,” Iluyomade tells journalists. “These are life-saving injections used in emergencies. Fake versions are a death sentence.”
The haul includes counterfeit anti-malarial injections, antibiotics, sachet medicines and banned drugs such as Analgin, prohibited in Nigeria for over 15 years. Eight trailers of seized products are evacuated from the site.
Iluyomade says the operation reflects international organised crime, with drugs cloned abroad and reintroduced into Nigeria’s supply chain.
“Even manufacturers struggle to distinguish fake from original products,” he says.
NAFDAC warns consumers to avoid unusually cheap medicines and urges tighter enforcement to protect public health.
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