Life Imprisonment ‘ll Discourage Fake Foods, Drugs Importation – Pharmacists

The Association of Pharmacists, South-East zone of Rivers State says, the proposed life imprisonment bill for importation of fake drugs and foods into Nigeria as punishment would help to discourage the circulation of fake drugs and foods, if passed into law by the National Assembly.
The Acting Chairman of the Rivers Chapter of the association, Mr Emmanuel Dawarigo, said this recently after the meeting of the association in Port Harcourt.
He said the National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), had already sent a bill to the National Assembly to amend the punishment attached to the importation of fake drugs and foods into Nigeria.
According to him, the bill is to amend the 15 years imprisonment or fine of N500,000 existing presently  to life imprisonment.
He called on the National Assembly to fast track the passage of the bill into law, saying that the bill has a lot to discourage selling of fake and expired drugs and foods in the country.
The pharmacist noted that most of the sicknesses and diseases killing people in the country are caused by expired foods and drugs, especially tin-foods and other consumption foods in Nigeria.
The leader of the association also lauded NAFDAC for taking a good step to send the bill as part of its effort to fight illegal transaction in take foods and drugs in the country.  Meanwhile, the National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and control (NAFDAC) has said that of  fake and expired foods and drugs would soon get life imprisonment, as soon as the National Assembly passes the bill into law.
The Director of Investigation of NAFDAC, Mr Ejofor Kingsley disclosed this recently during the inspection of a Customs warehouse in Ikeja, Lagos.

Enoch Epelle