Men and officials of the Lagos State Task Force on counterfeit, fake drugs and unwholesome processed foods, at the weekend, sealed off no fewer than 38 illegal drugs stores in Ajegunle and Apapa environs in the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area and Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area of the state, in furtherance of the state government’s commitment to ridding the state of the menace of illegal drug store operators in the state.

Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, who disclosed this added that government’s resolve to streamline the activities of operators in the drug sector was borne out of its zeal to stop the inherent dangers associated with the peddling of fake, substandard and expired drugs by unauthorised and unregistered drug and pharmaceutical outlets.

 He said, “we cannot fold our arms and do nothing in respect of the excesses of these illegal drug operators, that is why we will not relent in our drive to sanitise the drug distribution system in Lagos, hence the mandate of the task force on counterfeit, fake drugs and unwholesome processed foods.”

The commissioner wondered why the people still chose to stay on the wrong side of the law, adding that the provisions of the law, as stipulated by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria Act of 1992 and the Registration of Pharmaceutical Premises Regulation Law of 2005, outlines the requirements for the registration and renewal of pharmaceutical premises, culpability and punishment for offenders.

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