Nigeria, May 26 -- Some rights groups in the Southeast, the Human Rights Liberty Access and Peace Defenders' Foundation (HURIDE) and Campaign for Democracy (CD), have condemned the National Agency for Drugs Administration and Control's ( NAFDAC) alleged exploitative and extortionist tendencies at the Onitsha Drug Market in Anambra State.

Recall that NAFDAC had on March 6, 2025, locked down the Onitsha Drug market with a combined team of security operatives, including the Nigerian Army, the DSS, the Nigerian Police, and other security forces to impound and confiscate unwholesome and adulterated drugs.

The market had remained shut down since then, despite assurances that it would be opened two months ago.

Last week, an influential social...