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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...
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This is the story that led to the ban...
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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 out
But who makes this syrup? And who sells its to Nigeria’s students?
#BBCAfricaEye and BBC Pidgin went undercover to find out
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 syrup
Ruona’s little brother is among the thousands of young Nigerians who got addicted to codeine syrup
