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No need jailing fake drug sellers, kill them, Gov Obiano recommends

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7 years ago

January 24, 2017

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A call has been made by the Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, to sentence fake drug peddlers to death as he described their act as evil and a menace to the society.

Obiano made the call while speaking at the presentation ceremony of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation certificate to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, South-East zonal Laboratory at Agulu, Anambra State by the United States Pharmacopeia Convention.

“It’s the worst criminal act to humanity. Fake drug is the worst crime anybody can commit. There is no need jailing such people; they should be killed”, Obiano stated.

Represented by his deputy, Dr. Nkem Okeke, the Anambra State Governor informed that the state was making efforts to partner the Federal Government to check the influx of fake drugs into the Onitsha Bridgehead market.

Obiano also noted that a health insurance scheme was being put in place to treat the people centrally in order to prevent the people of the state from falling prey to fake drug sellers.

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