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    1. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

      Nigeria has just banned the production and importation of codeine cough syrup, following the #BBCAfricaEye and BBC Pidgin documentary about syrup abuse in the country. This is the story that led to the ban... THREADpic.twitter.com/60T48EnE0J

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    2. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

      In Nigeria, an addictive drug is destroying young lives - codeine cough syrup, a medicine that's become a street drug. But who makes this syrup? And who sells its to Nigeria’s students? #BBCAfricaEye and BBC Pidgin went undercover to find outpic.twitter.com/f1s5v0BRZs

      5 replies 181 retweets 66 likes
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    3. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

      Our investigation began with Ruona @RGAMeyer, a reporter with BBC Pidgin. Ruona’s little brother is among the thousands of young Nigerians who got addicted to codeine syruppic.twitter.com/57tPl9BBy6

      6 replies 210 retweets 152 likes
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    4. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

      The Nigerian senate estimates that up to 3 million bottles of codeine are drunk *every day* in just 2 states, Kano and Jigawa. People who drink it are known as #sciencestudents.pic.twitter.com/ciW9WZ5QTd

      20 replies 605 retweets 315 likes
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      BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

      Dealers peddle it on campuses and on the streets. Teens mix it with soda, or swig it straight from the bottle at “coda parties.”pic.twitter.com/fNrfuaCLtB

      10:25 AM - 1 May 2018
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        2. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          Codeine is an opioid. A #codeinediet - codeine taken in excess - can cause organ failure, schizophrenia, and - when abused for long enough - even death.pic.twitter.com/7W4DgYxqBL

          2 replies 287 retweets 86 likes
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        3. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          In a rehab centre in Kano, @RGAMeyer met this girl – a 16-year-old who’d love to become a nurse, but who got hooked on codeine syrup and is still suffering withdrawal symptoms.pic.twitter.com/mJ3ktDs7FB

          2 replies 165 retweets 56 likes
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        4. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          Other addicts are in an even worse state. Some are chained to the floor to prevent them from harming themselves or others.pic.twitter.com/fMH180sj2N

          3 replies 148 retweets 43 likes
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        5. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          This is Mr Usaini, who runs the rehab centre and campaigns against the drug. He told us “Plenty parents come here to cry.”pic.twitter.com/rE6WVpvbDP

          1 reply 139 retweets 61 likes
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        6. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          But how does such a vast amount of medicine end up on the streets? The BBC’s @RGAMeyer, @adejuwonsoyinka (pictured), and @CNorthcott1 went undercover to find out...pic.twitter.com/hi44AvY6hJ

          1 reply 123 retweets 71 likes
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        7. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          This guy was a sales rep at Emzor – one of the largest pharma companies in Nigeria. He illegally sold us 60 bottles of codeine syrup “fresh from the oven.” He has since been fired by Emzor.pic.twitter.com/jPgTkzmzJn

          12 replies 354 retweets 239 likes
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        8. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          Following our investigation, Emzor put out this statement:pic.twitter.com/XnZYpaUElg

          3 replies 151 retweets 92 likes
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        9. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          This guy is Mr Hussan, aka Baba Ibeji, from another pharma company, Bioraj. He also sold syrup to our journalists, believing they were syrup dealers. Statement from Bioraj in next tweet.pic.twitter.com/VwyzNPToaO

          3 replies 190 retweets 52 likes
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        10. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          When we asked Bioraj for a response, this is what they told us:pic.twitter.com/hjUuwb78Yl

          2 replies 107 retweets 29 likes
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        11. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          Nigeria’s drug enforcement agency, the NDLEA, has seized tonnes of codeine destined for the street.pic.twitter.com/f6qiaQ6qed

          2 replies 161 retweets 56 likes
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        12. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          They’ve also seized weapons from gangs that deal in syrup.pic.twitter.com/YwfZmsEVvi

          5 replies 146 retweets 60 likes
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        13. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          This is the chainsaw that one gangster used to attack an officer. The attacker was shot in the leg by an armed NDLEA agent before any damage could be done.pic.twitter.com/yVHIDSgOaE

          3 replies 142 retweets 49 likes
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        14. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          Plenty of Nigerians are fighting this epidemic. Among them is health care expert Dr. Mairo Mandara @DrMairoMandara (This statement was made before the government announced today's ban on the manufacture and import of codeine syrup)pic.twitter.com/UnPOthsdNJ

          4 replies 139 retweets 67 likes
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        15. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          Following this investigation, Nigeria's First Lady, @aishambuhari, has also expressed concern about the abuse of codeine cough syrup.pic.twitter.com/d7DN0hhNPi

          3 replies 101 retweets 50 likes
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        16. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          You can watch the full investigation now on @BBCAfrica's YouTube channel #BBCAfricaEyehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I_Lche2otU …

          5 replies 149 retweets 198 likes
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        17. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

          This is the first report from @BBCAfrica’s new investigations unit, #BBCAfricaEye. So much more to come. #NothingStayHiddenForeverpic.twitter.com/zkddG81bDG

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        1. Shyam‏ @GowshyShy May 2
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          @Manoj0608 @akilsachin @Umashan89

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        1. The Red man YNWA‏ @YNWAExile May 2
          Replying to @BBCAfrica @starr8211

          No doubt like most other African countries Cannabis is rife so it's a good mix to take away their cares.

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        1. Sensei’s Favourites  🤙🏾‏ @PaulSensei_ May 2
          Replying to @BBCAfrica @kvngSpice

          On top of so many issues at hand, this has become a ‘thing’? I’m rattled!!

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