Kano's state government has threatened to prosecute the owner of 80 tons of adulterated sesame seeds worth more than N180 million seized in the international market Dawanu Grain
Based this on Wednesday, the state commissioner of Commerce, Commerce and Industry, Shehu Wada Sagagi, while receiving the adulterated articles of the Dawanu Market Administration
According to him, the government will no longer tolerate useless practices in the market.
It will be remembered that approximately 82 tons of adulterated grains worth N180 million brought for export to China were intercepted by the market task force in collaboration with the Federal Product Inspection Service in the market.
Sagagi, who directed the state consumer protection team and other market application agencies, declared that an investigation has been launched to unravel those who have been launched by adulterated grains, saying that the culprits will not be unpunished.
The commissioner revealed that the government is inclined to send solid warnings to merchants and market associations to verify the bad bosses between them, and pointed out that no selfish person would be allowed to tarnish the corporate business and the image of the State.
He said: “We are here to send a strong warning to those who are in the habit of an insectual practice in the market to decide before the hands of the law captured it with them.
“This is an international grain market, and the government will not allow any selfish individual to spoil the image and image of Kano.
“We had on the seized adulterated grains. The government has begun an investigation and would not hesitate to prosecute anyone who is wanting, regardless of their condition in society. We would not allow any product to export to Kano to be useless. “
Speaking on the occasion, the zonal commander of the Federal Inspection Service of the Northwest, Obi Anthony, explained how the grains were confiscated after the service rejected the product for export.
Anthony revealed that the products were found with a low quality brown sesame mixed with dust and a small amount of white products in deception to convince unsuspected foreign partners.
The Zonal Commander, who advised foreign commercial partners to always contact the relevant agencies to obtain the quality and certified products, the preparation of the service said to disinfect the Dawano market of insecure grain.
The president, the international market of Dawanau, Muntaqa Isa, expressed the preparation of the market authority to collaborate with the Government to verify the excess of those fans of the habit of adulterating food products in the market.
He said that “thank God, for the collective efforts and eagle eyes of each patriotic member of the personnel and the workforce that would have helped affect these seizures, if these adulterated goods escaped from the country and it was discovered that it could have de the image of the market and the country “.
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