The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has seized a warehouse in Lagos that held supplies for fake cosmetics and medicines. Punch reported that officials raided a two-storey building near the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The site sits within the Trade Fair Complex in the Ojo area. Investigators identified the specific unit as the Tools and Hardware Complex.
Kunle Ojo, an assistant director in the agency’s enforcement branch, shared video evidence on Saturday. He stated that officers discovered empty containers for Augmentin 625mg and Ampiclox. The team also found bottle caps marked with the Gordon’s Gin logo. Ojo noted that the Augmentin packaging did not originate from GlaxoSmithKline, confirming its illicit nature. Investigators also located empty shampoo tubes and various cosmetic boxes packed in sealed cartons.
During the search, officers identified unregistered beauty items. Ojo pointed to a soap bar with no name and packaging for a product labelled Tumeric Vitamin C. In another room, staff found a lotion described as Moisturing Scrub and stacks of Gluta White cream. Ojo emphasized that produced items on the floor proved active manufacturing was occurring inside. He added that empty materials on an upper floor were ready for illegal use.
This raid follows other recent enforcement actions in Lagos. On Friday, the agency reported finding unregistered Parago candy hidden in a rice warehouse in the Iddo market. The sweets were concealed in cartons to mask their identity. Last month, regulators destroyed over 100 sacks of empty alcohol bottles found in a residential building to stop counterfeit drink production.
The agency continues to monitor local products for compliance. Recent reports show NAFDAC is pushing for registration of zobo and tigernut drinks. Separate issues include diabetic patients switching to herbs and residents facing heatwave discomfort. These challenges highlight the regulatory landscape the agency navigates.