A 27-year-old businessman, Afam Okechukwu and an accomplice, Chigozie Adibe were arraigned for allegedly distributing and selling 169 packets of fake drugs worth N1.8 million.
The accused appeared before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on a seven-count-charge of conspiracy, forgery, intent to defraud, impersonation and possession of fake drugs.
Prosecutor,Sergent Daniel Apoche said the accused, trading under the name AFAM Investments, with others still at large, sometime in June in Lagos, conspired to commit the offence.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty and the magistrate, Abolaji Sonuga, granted them bail in the sum of N300,000 with two sureties each in like sum.
He adjourned the case till Aug. 18 for mention.
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