A fake pharmacist and drug dealer, Nura Aliyu, has been arrested in possession of six cartons of suspected codeine syrup and about 142 empty packs in Katsina State. His arrest is coming barely weeks after the Federal Government banned codeine in Nigeria. While parading the suspect, Katsina state commissioner of Police, Mohammed Wakili, said he was arrested along Senator Abba Ali Road by Mohd Dikko Stadium. Represented by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Gambo Isah, the Police boss said: “He was stopped and during Police search, this quantum of syrup suspected to be codeine was recovered in his vehicle.“ Man arrested with 300 bottles of codeine in Katsina state Recall that when the ban on codeine was placed few weeks ago, many Nigerian reacted, some of whom include two serving senators and Seun Kuti, an Afrobeat musician. “Igbo has been banned since forever (unjustly) but e still dey everywhere. The reactionary ban of codeine by the FG only means drug dealers wil...