Court Remands Businesswoman For Producing Fake Glucose D

Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court in Lagos has
remanded a businesswoman, Gloria Ngozi Odiaka in prison for
allegedly packaging and producing G&J Glucose D illegally.

The judge ordered that Mrs. Odiaka be kept in prison after she
was arraigned by the National Agency for Food Drug Administration
and Control (NAFDA) on three count charge of production of fake and
adulterated products.

According to the agency, Odiaka, who lived at 10, Visit Fakolujo
Close, off Abiola Street, Alapere, Aketi, Lagos State, on March 20,
2018 allegedly packaged G&J Glucose D in a manner that is false
and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 5 of the Food
and Drug Act CAP F 32, LFN 2004 and punishable under section 17 of
the same Act.

The accused person, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge, a
development which made the NAFDAC counsel, Umar Shamaki urged the
court for a trial date and that Odiaka be remanded in custody
pending her trial.

The defendant’s lawyer while not opposing a trial date, told the
court that he has an application for his bail and pleaded with the
court that the bail application be taken.

In his response Shamaki told the judge that he has just been
served with a copy of the bail application inside the court and
that he would need time to study and file his response to the
application.

After listening to the lawyers, Justice Hassan adjourned the
matter till December 17 for the bail application to be taken and to
enable the prosecutor file their counter affidavit.

Justice Hassan also ordered that the defendant be remanded in
prison custody till the next adjourned date.

Count 1: “That you Odiaka Gloria Ngozi (F) of 10, Bisi Fakolujo
close, off Abiola Street, Lagos, within the Jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court, on or about 20th day of March, 2018, at 10, Bisi
Fakolujo Close, Alapere, Ketu, Lagos State, did package, to wit:
G&J Glucose D’, in manner that is False and thereby committed
an offence contrary to section 5 of the Foods and Drug Act CAP F32
LFN, 2004 and is punishable under Section 17 of the same Act.

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