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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a network of Chinese counterfeiters allegedly operating manufacturing plants, warehouses and logistics facilities in Nigeria to produce and distribute fake regulated products.
NAFDAC Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Martins Iluyomade, said the counterfeiters were reproducing popular products locally after obtaining genuine samples from the Nigerian market. He said the agency had begun shutting down illegal logistics facilities linked to the network and was targeting manufacturers, warehouses and distributors involved in the illicit trade.
NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed that the agency had confiscated and destroyed regulated products worth more than ₦1.5 trillion in recent operations, while 64 counterfeiters were convicted between June 2025 and June 2026.
Meanwhile, Adeyeye has linked indiscriminate alcohol consumption to worsening social problems in Nigeria, including banditry, while defending the agency’s restriction on the sale of alcoholic drinks in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml.
Speaking during a television interview yesterday, the NAFDAC chief said excessive alcohol consumption could contribute to harmful behaviour and cause serious health damage, particularly to the liver and kidneys. She said the restriction on small-sized alcoholic drinks was introduced to protect Nigerians, especially young people, noting that the products, approved decades ago, had become increasingly difficult to control because of their widespread misuse and easy accessibility.
Adeyeye acknowledged opposition to the restriction but maintained that the long-term welfare of Nigerian children remained the agency’s priority. She urged Nigerians to consider the wider consequences of unchecked alcohol abuse, warning that its effects could extend beyond individuals to families and communities.
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