Speaking to journalists in Lagos on Monday, NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Mr. Martins Iluyomade, said the operation followed intelligence gathered during a training meeting on February 3 regarding suspicious activities in the area.
“Our team visited the location and discovered multiple warehouse structures built to look like residential houses but used exclusively for storage,” said Iluyomade, who also chairs the Federal Task Force on Fake and Substandard Products. “The area is deserted and not frequented by people, which likely allowed these criminals to operate undetected.”
Inside the facilities, NAFDAC officials discovered large quantities of counterfeit medications, including injectable anti-malarials, antibiotics, sachet drugs, blister packs, and banned substances such as Analgin, which has been prohibited in Nigeria for over 15 years.
