The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC) has stated that those who specialise in selling fake and adulterated drugs have invaded local markets in Niger State.

To check this, the most prominent of the market near the state capital, Minna, the popular Beji Market, was yesterday raided and drugs of assorted forms were confiscated by the Agency.

Niger State Coordinator of the Agency, Mr. Dadi Mulak, who led the raid said those selling the drugs to unsuspecting public were merchants of death, saying that it was discovered that drugs were even sold and measured like grains in an open market.

He disclosed that in Beji village market, large quantities of various dangerous drugs were found on display for unsuspecting buyers and were capable of killing many if not checked.

Mulak declared: “We regard them as merchants of death and the cartel members sell the fake drugs like tomatoes in these markets. In some markets, the fake drug dealers sell Paracetamol tablets in ‘mudu’ measurements to the villagers”.

While saying that the situation is pitiable and disheartening, he wondered why the fake drug dealers have decided to make local markets their target.

With the upsurge of the fake drugs in circulation in the rural market, he stated that the Agency has decided to step up surveillances in village markets to check circulation and sales of fake drugs.

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WELL DAYUMMM FAKE DRUGS ?

No place for crime in naija

Imagine this wickedness and craziness - selling paracetamol tablets like 'rice'. When you normally get a fixed quantity of tablets from a pharmacy, here instead, you will be buying this 'poison' in containers like you are buying ground-nut!!

dey sha dn catch dem,tank God

obadiah777: WELL DAYUMMM FAKE DRUGS ?

obeezy my hommy...how now?

Welldone Mr.......A lot of work still need to be done in the industry compared to what legndary Mrs Dora Akunyili accomplished during her tenure.

Northern Nigerian has always been a safe haven for fake drugs ,.. Ever bin to the market in Gubio which is always on a sunday.. Drugs ( fake ) are displayed on the ground like displaying groundnut or okira on tarpaulin.. I serve in Maiduguri and i speak from experience

ernie1234: Welldone Mr.......A lot of work still need to be done in the industry compared to what legndary Mrs Dora Akunyili accomplished during her tenure.

I think the fight against fake drugs has taken a back sit since She left office. I hope the fight is rekindled again

Still in progress....hoping for a change one day

mkmyers45:

obeezy my hommy...how now?

HEY CHIEF MKMYERS45 NOBODY SEE YA BREAKLIGHT SIRE. TRUST ALL IS WELL WITH YOU BRUV ? YOU SCARCER THAN A 2 DOLLAR BILL

People that sell and import fake drugs deserve a death sentence.

fitzmayowa: No place for crime in naija

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Thank God say I no dey buy drugs, I dey always go school clinic ever since I enter FUTMINNA

God help us. Plz we ought to be careful abt the things we take, your health must be your priority, do not get them because dey are cheap, be mindful of the content

The problem is that all drugs have side effects. My first job was with Pfizer as a sales rep. I had to quit because I was a glorified drug dealer. I had to bribe doctors to prescribe are brand buy lunch for the staff. They would pass the samples out in the waiting room. I could go on and on about the side effects that happened with so called approved drugs it was terrible. The drug industry is really messed up. What we need to focus on is the food we eat. Can food, packaged food is very dangerous and leads to health problems after years of consumption.

Anyway well done NAFDAC you did a good job. Please warn the public about the salt in can tomato and endomie it is very harmful and causing serious health issue. Please promote fresh food it is better for our health and it will increase agriculture business. Pregnant women nurse your babies please!!

kwaraguy: Thank God say I no dey buy drugs, I dey always go school clinic ever since I enter FUTMINNA

Puleeeaaasee! As if ur school clinic is as good as Farayola pharmacy in bosso

free2ryhme: Northern Nigerian has always been a safe haven for fake drugs ,.. Ever bin to the market in Gubio which is always on a sunday.. Drugs ( fake ) are displayed on the ground like displaying groundnut or okira on tarpaulin.. I serve in Maiduguri and i speak from experience

And who make the fake drugs for us the northers? Is not ur souther brothers?If u ever been to Minna,u will notice that the town is already,40% igbo.Place like chachaga is already 90% Igbo,so blaime ur ppl,for polluting our land.First you ppl stole Abuja and now you ppl,want Niger.Stupid land parasite.

we pray never to see okunta but okunta will see us and tremble.............. i pray never to meet NAFDARK but they will see me and tremble

ernie1234: Welldone Mr.......A lot of work still need to be done in the industry compared to what legndary Mrs Dora Akunyili accomplished during her tenure.

fight ke ? That fight against fake drug made her to lose her vote Cos she close pharmaceutical market at bridge head ONITSHA during her tenure as a NAFDARK chairWOMAN

free2ryhme: Northern Nigerian has always been a safe haven for fake drugs ,.. Ever bin to the market in Gubio which is always on a sunday.. Drugs ( fake ) are displayed on the ground like displaying groundnut or okira on tarpaulin.. I serve in Maiduguri and i speak from experience

During dora tenure,onitsha was under siege for a week cos of the fake drugs that was found there,is onitsha in the northern part of north?

King George:

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Drugs hawking is common in niger state, i did my nysc in one of the local govt.

[color=#990000][/color]just because of money
u go poison ur fellow human wit fake drugs

Rukitop: Puleeeaaasee! As if ur school clinic is as good as Farayola pharmacy in bosso

[quote author=Rukitop]Puleeeaaasee! As if ur school clinic is as good as Farayola pharmacy in bosso

I understand you better, school clinic can never satisfy ur medical needs. Female