Adulterated Drugs and Consumable Products: Should Culprits Face Death Penalty?.
For years, Nigeria has been plagued by the activities of greedy and unscrupulous persons who manufacture and distribute fake, adulterated and substandard drugs, drinks and food items.
The consequences are For years, Nigeria has been plagued by the activities of greedy and unscrupulous persons who manufacture and distribute fake, adulterated and substandard drugs, drinks and food items.
The consequences are stark: dialysis centres in hospitals across the country are overstretched, and preventable deaths continue to mount in large numbers.
In response, the National Assembly has taken a significant step, by considering legislation that would impose the death penalty on those found culpable. Is capital punishment justified under the circumstances? Jonathan Gunu Taidi, SAN; Norrison Quakers, SAN; George Oguntade, SAN and Ayoade Oluwasanmi examine these questions against the background of the law Proposed Death Penalty for Counterfeit Drugs and Unsafe Food Products: A Constitutional and Legislative Appraisal Jonathan Gunu Taidi, SAN Introduction T he principal legislation currently governing this subject, is the Counterfeit and Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act. The Act prohibits various activities involving counterfeit, adulterated, banned, fake, substandard and expired drugs, and unwholesome processed foods.
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