Nigeria’s food and drug regulator, NAFDAC, warns that counterfeit consumer products are spreading through networks allegedly linked to Chinese syndicates. The agency says the schemes increasingly move beyond importing fake goods and instead involve establishing local manufacturing and distribution arrangements.
NAFDAC Director of Investigation and Enforcement Martins Iluyomade says the warning is based on intelligence reports indicating a shift in tactics. He describes the counterfeit products as fake, adulterated and unsafe, and links the growth to operations inside Nigeria rather than solely cross-border importation.
Both outlets report the same core message: NAFDAC is raising the alarm, attributing the surge in counterfeit goods to Chinese syndicates operating locally, and citing a change from import-based activity to local production and distribution. The coverage mainly differs in phrasing and emphasis, with one outlet focusing on the specific move into local manufacturing and the other highlighting the overall rise in counterfeit products attributed to these networks.
