The vice chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Francis Otunta, has reportedly disclosed that a researcher in Veterinary Meidicine of the University, Professor Maduike Ezeibe, has discovered cure for the dreaded Human Immuno Deficiency Virus/ Acquired Immuno deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS).

According to Ceoafrica, the vice chancellor disclosed this yesterday to journalists.

Francis said that the university was in the process of mass producing the drug discovered by the professor for further clinical trials on people living with HIV/AIDS in the country.

However, Professor Maduike said that his research findings were first presented to the world virology conference in Atlanta in 2015, and Antonio (Texas), in 2016, adding that the results of the laboratory tests had already been published in many international scientific journals, including the British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research.

He disclosed that he was about to sign a memorandum of understanding with the US-based publishers of World Journal of AIDS, for the publication of his book “How I came about the cure for HIV/AIDS”.

Ezeibe said that the medicine was patented in August 2014 in Nigeria, and called on the federal government to help him to secure international patency for the drug, which if commercialised, the Medicinal Synthetic Aluminum-Magnesium Silicate, would become an alternative for petroleum to the Nigerian economy”, he said.