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2025-12-25 10:30:00
In a raid report carried by Vanguard, NAFDAC and security agencies uncovered a large-scale operation in Ojo, Lagos allegedly involved in selling and “revalidating” fake, banned and expired pharmaceutical products, with arrests made on site.
Investigators said some products had expiry dates wiped and relabelled—raising fears about treatment failures, drug resistance, and preventable deaths linked to adulterated medicines.
Vanguard quoted a NAFDAC official in stark terms: “What we have found here is that there are people who are worse than Boko Haram,” linking the operation to deliberate harm.
The same report also highlighted specific examples, including: “This Diazepam injection expired in 2024, yet it was being prepared for sale,” as authorities described how chemicals were allegedly used to erase and reprint expiry labels.
Echotitbits take: Fake drugs are no longer just a “health” story—they’re a national security and economic story, because they erode trust in the medical system and can destabilise public health outcomes. Watch for follow-up prosecutions (not just raids), and whether regulators expand traceability, tamper-proof labelling, and market surveillance in major drug hubs.
Source: Vanguard — December 2025 (https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/12/nafdac-uncovers-fake-expired-drug-factory-in-lagos-warns-of-national-security-threat/)
Vanguard 2025-12-25
