If Nigeria can spend billions rehabilitating Boko Haram members who have killed people, I don't see why we cannot rehabilitate Nigerians involved in manufacturing fake and counterfeit products. Instead of arresting and throwing them in jail, why not rehabilitate them? Re-educate them. If they can produce fakes, they are close to making authentic products. The NAFDAC should teach them how to register a company. Mentor them on how to get a patent. Help them secure bank loans and government grants from the Bank of Industry. Then, they will start making their made-in-Nigeria brands of pharmaceuticals, electronics, smartphones, food and beverage, and clothing to compete with foreign goods and services. That is how to build an economy. That is how we will develop our local technology. That is how we will build our military-industrial complex!

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RENO OMOKRI