Actress Mary Njoku raises alarm over fake drugs circulating in Nigeria

Renowned Nollywood actress and producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has voiced serious concerns about the quality of medications sold in Nigeria after a troubling personal experience on a film set.

In a post shared on Instagram, Njoku revealed she suffered food poisoning during filming and sent a staff member to purchase Imodium — a medication commonly used to treat diarrhea — from a well-known pharmacy chain in Nigeria.

Despite taking the drug for three days, her symptoms persisted. However, she experienced rapid relief when her husband later gave her the same medication purchased abroad.

> “I want to share a recent experience: I had food poisoning on set and sent a staff member to buy Imodium from a well-known pharmacy chain in Nigeria — a medication I’ve used many times before. I took it for about three days but my symptoms persisted,” Njoku explained.

> “Then my husband bought a tiny tablet of the same Imodium from abroad and after taking it, my stomach issues subsided within just five minutes.”