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By Christopher Oji
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two soldiers and two others in connection with the bursted fake pharmaceutical drugs company in Alaba International Market area of the state .
It was also gathered that the Divisional Police Officer ( DPO ) in charge of Ojo Police Station ,CSP Omolola Olaifa, rejected offers of juicy bribe from strange people ,suspected to be behind the fake drugs ,who were calling her on phone
This is just as the police have traced the expired drugs to large pharmaceutical stores in FESTAC town ,Satellite town and t Lagos Island
Preliminary investigation by the police also revealed that the soldiers were being used by the manufacturers of the drugs to distribute the drugs in different parts of Lagos .
It was gathered that a team of policemen from Ojo Police Station ,who were led by the DPO ,CSP Olaifa Omolola, intercepted the vehicle ,conveying the drugs .
A police source at Ojo Division ,who pleaded anonymity , told the our correspondent that they initially arrested two soldiers .
“ It was a very difficult operation as the soldiers refused to disclose the source of the drugs and the destination that they were taking it to .
“Our DPO personally handled the investigation herself . It was through her that we were able to get where the drugs were being “ Our investigations have revealed that the man ,who actually started this business is dead,but his wife and workers have continued the illicit business .
The police source narrated “ Information was received on the movement of drugs in a commercial bus sometime in September 2025, at around St Patrick bus. stop Alaba International Market .
“ Our DPO detailed detectives to the area where two men in military camouflage were arrested with the expired drugs .”
He further narrated that “ The men were interrogated as necessary and the process of transferring the matter to State Headquaters began.
“Our DPO started receiving strange calls from unknown quarters offering to bail the suspects while they were prodding her to name any price to kill the matter”
“But considering the collosal damage and hazard fake and expired drugs constitute to the society ,our DPO decided to ignore their offers and do what is right by transferring the matter appropriately.”
It was discovered that five people were involved in the production of the fake drugs and changing of the expiry dates of others and they work only in the night
“Recovered fake products from the syndicate include : Ampicillin ,Promethazine Hydrochloride ,Quinine Hydrochloride ,different brands of anti malaria and syringes
