Senate advances bill seeking 15-year jail term for fake drug dealers
The Senate has passed for second reading a bill seeking tougher penalties for the production, distribution and sale of counterfeit medicines and unsafe food products, including a proposed 15-year prison sentence for medicine hawkers. The Counterfeit Medical Products, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods (Prohibition and Control) Bill, 2026 (SB.951), sponsored by Senator Umar Suleiman…
