In a landmark judgement, 16 years after the federal government officially banned the use of the HIV vaccines discovered by Dr. Jeremiah Abalaka, a Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State, has declared the ban illegal and inconsequential.
In a 32-page judgement delivered by Hon. Justice Binta Nyako, the Court held that given the dreaded nature of HIV/AIDS, it is incumbent on government to encourage health experts with scientific claims to the discovery of vaccines or cure, as opposed to discouraging them.
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