The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has raised the alarm over the activities of alleged Chinese counterfeit syndicates that have shifted from importing fake products into Nigeria to establishing local manufacturing and distribution networks.
The agency’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this while speaking on recent intelligence gathered by NAFDAC on the counterfeit trade.
Iluyomade said investigations showed that some foreign nationals allegedly involved in counterfeiting were now establishing manufacturing facilities and logistics networks in Nigeria to produce and distribute fake products locally.
“Before, to fake a product, you needed to go to China to bring it. Now, they are here with us,” he said.
He added: “They identify moving products, send samples to China, and distribute them locally through logistics companies they own.”
