PSN Gives Member Jailed For Sodomy Clean Bill

Abuja branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has stated its stance on the conviction of its member, Dr Abubakar Danraka, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice Asmau Akanbi-Yusuf of the FCT High Court, on 18th September, 2023 on grounds of sodomy.

In a press statement signed by its chairman, Ifeanyi Ikebudu, the group said Danraka, is a man of impeccable character who has carved a niche for himself in the noble profession and was therefore not capable of such an abominable act.

PSN said he was undeservedly jailed and would soon prove his innocence and be vindicated.

“Dr. Abubakar Dankara is one of our finest, a pharmacist of no mean repute, an astute professional who has carved a niche for himself and the pharmacy profession everywhere he has worked as testified by his subordinates, peers and superiors.

“He was undeservedly jailed for an alleged act of sodomy which every one of us doubted that he could be involved in an abominable act of that nature,” reads the statement.

The society further stated that it was totally unbelievable and untenable that their colleague would be handed a sentence as grievous as life imprisonment for a crime he had consistently and vehemently denied, adding that they have studied the judgement and have come to the conclusion that the sentence was a travesty of justice.

“It is unbelievable and untenable that he could be convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment as pronounced by the FCT High Court Judge on Monday, 18th September 2023, for a crime he has consistently and vehemently denied committing.

“We have obtained and read through the judgement and the processes leading to it. We have consulted his legal representative and that of the Nigerian Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, NIPRD, and there is a consensus that the judgement of life imprisonment delivered against him was a travesty of justice,” declared the society.

PSN insisted Danraka did not by any chance commit the crime for which he was sentenced and that his predicament is linked to the rancour between him and the father of the alleged victim, a pharmacy technician at the National Hospital, Abuja, who had threatened to destroy him.