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The National Agency for Food and Drug istration and Control (NAFDAC) has called for the death penalty for individuals involved in drug peddling, especially those responsible for producing and selling fake or substandard medicines.

The Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, made this demand on Friday while speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. She argued that only severe punishments would deter offenders, particularly when their actions lead to fatalities, especially among children.

Fake Drugs Are Silent Killers

Adeyeye recounted an incident where a children’s medicine was sold at N13,000 by one vendor but at N3,000 by another. When the cheaper version was tested at NAFDAC’s Kaduna laboratory, it was found to contain no active ingredients.

Expressing her frustration, she declared:

“You don’t need to put a gun to a child’s head to kill them. Just give them bad medicine. That’s why I want the death penalty.”

Weak Penalties Encouraging Drug Crimes

The NAFDAC boss also criticized lenient punishments for drug-related offenses. She cited an example where a trafficker was caught with 225mg of Tramadol, a dose capable of causing death or brain damage, yet only faced a five-year prison sentence or a fine of N250,000.

She argued that such mild penalties are ineffective deterrents, as offenders can easily afford the fines.

“Who doesn’t know that a person can simply withdraw N250,000 from an ATM? That is part of our problem — there are no strict measures to stop offenders from repeating the same crime,” she lamented.

NAFDAC Seeks Legislative and Judicial Backing

Adeyeye stressed that the fight against substandard and falsified medicines requires the cooperation of the judiciary and the National Assembly. She revealed that NAFDAC is currently working with lawmakers to push for stricter laws and stiffer penalties for offenders.

“If our laws are not strong enough or the judiciary is not firm in its stance, we will continue to face this challenge. If you kill a child with bad medicine, you deserve to die.”

The proposal has sparked debates on the appropriate punishment for drug peddlers, with some ing harsh penalties to curb the menace, while others argue for reform-based approaches.

Source: The Bureau Newspaper

I agree.

Let's go

Some people would soon start protesting.

No be ethnic cleansing be this?

There will be a drop in the number of billionaires from Nnew*

This Govt is doing all they can to persecute my bloodas

Madam don't forget wetin dem take your predecessor Aunty Dora Akunyili eye see, may God Almighty rest her soul

please tread softly and be very careful about your security and where you eat

Those you are dealing with are poison experts

Start with Tinubu



Then we would take you serious

Good one.

Christistruth02:
Madam don't forget wetin dem take your predecessor Aunty Dora Akunyili eye see, may God Almighty rest her soul

please tread softly and be very careful about your security and where you eat

Those you are dealing with are poison experts

Drug peddlers will take her down

NAFDAC is one of the most sensitive positions if you want to do the right thing

100% in

Christistruth02:
Madam don't forget wetin dem take your predecessor Aunty Dora Akunyili eye see, may God Almighty rest her soul

please tread softly and be very careful about your security and where you eat

Those you are dealing with are poison experts

They can't do shit this time around. This is not GEJ',s government

Arobaga:
Start with Tinubu



Then we would take you serious

You don take that thing again abi. They would soon take it from the market

EmperorCaesar:
No be ethnic cleansing be this?

There will be a drop in the number of billionaires from Nnew*

This Govt is doing all they can to persecute my bloodas

Yes death penalty will severe the actions of these fake drug peddlers because they don't don't joke with their own lives, at least they value their lives. and this will inturn move the genuine producers to sit up and align with standard practices. it's a good development for your bloodas. Now you should worry about your enemies right center and Infront of you mining skulls like no other and selling human part for paltry 5k in Ogun oshun, Oyo and Lagos. You aren't even safe in your neighborhood.

I agree 💯

Why not first place the death penalty on embezzlement of public funds. That way corrupt public officers would be held able. That way our society can get better. That's the law in China. Steal public funds and lose your life. With that other forms of crime like drugs have been put under control.

Please don’t forget the death penalty for fake food and drinks.

How una wan take hang SW president that is the main baron

Christistruth02:
Madam don't forget wetin dem take your predecessor Aunty Dora Akunyili eye see, may God Almighty rest her soul

please tread softly and be very careful about your security and where you eat

Those you are dealing with are poison experts

That can't happen to her. Na omoluabi with proper guidance. I death sentence to drug peddlers. If implemented and there is example, drug dealers will reduce drastically.

Agree!
No blood money should be tolerated in Nigeria.
Illegal drug s must also face stiffer punishment as well.

Una no get the liver for Nigeria,who will sign the death penalty ,Una corrupt looting governors no fit sign them.their own hands are soiled in many ways.how many people on death rows have they been able to execute?

Na im be say all IPOB to the firing squad be that.

The best Punishment

I wholeheartedly this initiative. Anyone who profits from selling counterfeit drugs or alcohol to Nigerians is a sworn enemy of this great nation.

Yes

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Seconded

Una go kill our president ba?

Our brothers from AfghanEASTan will kick against this.

Make una start with 001.

Cantonese:
Why not first place the death penalty on embezzlement of public funds. That way corrupt public officers would be held able. That way our society can get better. That's the law in China. Steal public funds and lose your life. With that other forms of crime like drugs have been put under control.

That's not Nafdac job, concentrate on the topic, when the discussion comes to governance, we will discuss that.

COMRADES, I am in full of this proposal, only a wicked human being will think otherwise

South east will never this

A welcome development especially in Onitsha