This is the story that led to the ban...
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But who makes this syrup? And who sells its to Nigeria’s students?
#BBCAfricaEye and BBC Pidgin went undercover to find out
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Ruona’s little brother is among the thousands of young Nigerians who got addicted to codeine syrup
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He told us “Plenty parents come here to cry.”
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The BBC’s @RGAMeyer, @adejuwonsoyinka (pictured), and @CNorthcott1 went
undercover to find out...
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He illegally sold us 60 bottles of codeine syrup “fresh from the oven.” He has since been fired by Emzor.
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Statement from Bioraj in next tweet.
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The attacker was shot in the leg by an armed NDLEA agent before any damage could be done.
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(This statement was made before the government announced today's ban on the manufacture and import of codeine syrup)
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