Fake Products: Killers Without Guns

To say there is an epidemic of fake goods in Nigeria right now is an understatement. We are drinking it, swallowing it, rubbing it on our skin and pouring it into our soup pots, and most of us have no idea.
In the last six months, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Nigeria Customs Service have uncovered enough fake drugs, adulterated drinks and substandard products to stock a supermarket chain. Every week brings a fresh raid, and every raid tells you the rot is deeper than the last one suggested.
Earlier this month, NAFDAC raided more than 20 illegal stores at Zamfara Plaza within the International Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, Lagos. Syndic...