Lagos court fines trader and two companies over fake drugs
The Federal High Court in Lagos convicted trader Elijah Chigbogu and two companies linked to him over the unlawful possession, importation and distribution of fake and unregistered drugs. Justice Musa Kakaki imposed a combined fine of N1.5m after the defendants pleaded guilty, Punch Nigeria reports.
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted a trader and two companies over offences involving fake and unregistered drugs, Punch Nigeria reports. The trader, Elijah Chigbogu, was convicted alongside Prolife & Well Pharmaceutical Limited and God of Elijah Nigeria Limited. Justice Musa Kakaki presided over the case.
The defendants were convicted for the unlawful possession, importation and distribution of fake and unregistered drugs. The supplied report says they pleaded guilty before the convictions were entered. The court fined Chigbogu and the two companies a total of N1.5m.
The available material does not set out how the fine was divided among the defendants. It also does not identify the medicines involved, say where they were seized, or provide details of the prosecution’s evidence. No further information about the companies’ ownership or operations is included in the source material.
The case concerns the three defendants named in the report and the alleged handling of medicines that were described as fake and unregistered. The supplied information contains no statement from Chigbogu, the companies or their representatives following the judgment.
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