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
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When we asked Bioraj for a response, this is what they told us:pic.twitter.com/hjUuwb78Yl
Nigeria’s drug enforcement agency, the NDLEA, has seized tonnes of codeine destined for the street.pic.twitter.com/f6qiaQ6qed
They’ve also seized weapons from gangs that deal in syrup.pic.twitter.com/YwfZmsEVvi
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
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
Following this investigation, Nigeria's First Lady, @aishambuhari, has also expressed concern about the abuse of codeine cough syrup.pic.twitter.com/d7DN0hhNPi
You can watch the full investigation now on @BBCAfrica's YouTube channel #BBCAfricaEyehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I_Lche2otU …
This is the first report from @BBCAfrica’s new investigations unit, #BBCAfricaEye. So much more to come. #NothingStayHiddenForeverpic.twitter.com/zkddG81bDG
It is a shame that pharmaceutical companies that are meant to be saving lives are aiding in destroying lives. Many of the dealers are aware of the purpose behind the purchase but due to profit they will make, they just have to keep selling it to innocent youths.
@BBCAfrica featured 3 companies in the documentary but decided to upload a short clip with only one in it, knowing this is the version that will go viral. Misleading and mischievous!
See full version here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I_Lche2otU …
A CSR #SayNoToDrug campaign to tackle #ScienceStudent madness as promoted by Codeine, an active ingredient in one of Emzor’s brands could assuage the ill tempers instead of these self denials. I don’t blame any of the pharmaceuticals coys, I blame NAFDAC & system failure
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