As the deadline issued by the Kano State Government for pharmaceutical traders to relocate to a new site elapsed on Friday, the police in the state said they will ensure compliance and punish any trader found defaulting on the order.
“We are appealing to the traders to relocate to the new site for the good of residents of Kano. In the new market, there are mechanisms in place put by authorities to checkmate counterfeit drugs and abuses to ensure sanity in the pharmaceutical business in the state,” Mr Zakari said. “The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Gumel, was conducted round the newly constructed Kano Economic City Market and interacted with members of Kanawa Pharmaceutical Partners , a project facilitated by Federal Ministry of Health through Pharmacy Council of Nigeria under the leadership of Usaini Zakari.