UNN graduate Sentenced To 7 Years Imprisonment For Selling Fake Drugs
A young woman in her mid 30's, Clara Onah, was on Wednesday sentenced to seven years in
prison by the Federal High Court, Lagos, for selling fake drugs.
The young woman who hails from Enugu State, was charged by the National Agency for Food, Drugs,
Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on behalf of the Federal Government.
A
graduate of Microbiology of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a
post-graduate student of Mass Communication, Onah resides at No 12,
Mosalashi St., Alagbado Lagos.
She was
arraigned on February 15 and pleaded guilty to a five-count charge
bordering on possession and sale of fake drugs, offences committed on January 26.
The
prosecutor Mr. Shamaki Umar had told the court that the accused sold
fake brand of 200 mg of Amazon Amagyl Metronidazole tablets to members
of the public.
The accused was remanded in prison pending the review of facts.
Amidst sobs the woman pleaded for mercy, saying she didn’t know the drugs were fake.
But the prosecutor urged the court to award her the maximum sentence according to the law.
The
judge reprimanded the convict for being a 2:1 graduate of the University
of Nigeria, Nsukka who chose to deal on fake drugs instead of staying
in the village to find something worthy to do, if she could not get a
decent job in Lagos.
The
offences contravened the provisions of section 1(1) (a), 3, and 3 (1) of
the Counterfeit and Fake Drugs Unwholesome Processed Foods,
(Miscellaneous Provision) Act Cap 34, Laws of the Federation, 2004.
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