June 1, 2026
By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR
The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has sentenced a businesswoman, Ezea Isidora Kamchukwube, to eight years in prison for operating illegal pharmacies in Calabar and impersonating a registered pharmacist, offences that promote quackery in the pharmaceutical industry.
Kamchukwube, a member of the National Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists and Pharmacy Technicians of Nigeria (NAPTTON), resident of Etagbor Street, Calabar, was convicted on five of eight counts bordering on operating unregistered pharmaceutical premises and practicing in the capacity of a registered pharmacist without qualification.
The court, presided over by Hon. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, found her guilty following a Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) enforcement exercise in Calabar in August 2024, which uncovered her illegal operations at two locations.
