{
  "id": 9713454,
  "title": "Court Convicts Trader, Companies Over Possession, Distribution of Fake Drugs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/court-convicts-trader-companies-over-possession-distribution-of-fake",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T02:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/25/court-convicts-trader-companies-over-possession-distribution-of-fake-drugs-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted a trader, Elijah Chigbogu, and two pharmaceutical companies on charges of possessing, distributing and importing fake drugs. The court heard the case after the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) brought four charges against the defendants on July 28, 2025. Chigbogu, 45, and Prolife & Well Pharmaceutical Limited and God of Elijah Nigeria Limited pleaded guilty to all four counts. The defendants were found in possession of fake pharmaceutical products such as Zanza Cyprodine, Calpol and Lisinopril. They were also accused of displaying the products for sale and importing them without proper registration. The companies distributed the unregistered drugs in violation of the Food, Drugs and Related Products (Registration, etc.) Act. The judge ordered Chigbogu to pay a fine of N1.5 million.",
  "summary": "Wale Igbintade A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted a Lagos-based trader, Elijah Chigbogu, and two companies over the alleged possession, display for sale, importation and distribution of",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}