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Kano govt vows to prosecute owner of adulterated sesame seeds

Kano State Government has threatened to prosecute the owner of 80 tons of adulterated sesame seeds worth over N180 million seized at the Dawanu grain international market

Making this known on Wednesday, the State Commissioner for Trade, Commerce and Industry, Shehu Wada Sagagi, while receiving the adulterated items from the management of the Dawanu market

According to him, the government will no longer tolerate unwholesome practices in the market.

It will be recalled that about 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 led the state consumer protection team and other enforcement agencies to the market, stated that an investigation to unravel those behind the adulterated grains has been launched, saying that culprits will not go unpunished.

The Commissioner disclosed that the government is inclined to send strong warnings to traders and market associations to check the bad heads among them, and noted he would not be allowed any selfish individuals to tarnish the corporate business and image of the state.

He said, “We are here to send a strong warning to those found in the habit of unwholesome practice in the market to decide before the hands of the law caught off 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 about the adulterated grains seized. The government has commenced an investigation and would not hesitate to prosecute anybody found wanting, no matter his status in society. We would not allow any product being exported from Kano to be tagged unwholesome.”

Speaking at the occasion, the zonal commander of North West Federal Product Inspection Service, Obi Anthony, explained how the grains were confiscated after the service rejected the product for export.

Anthony revealed that the products were found bagged with low-quality brown sesame mixed with dust and a small quantity of white commodities in deception to convince unsuspected foreign partners.

The zonal commander, who advised foreign business partners to always contact relevant agencies for quality and certified commodities, assured the readiness of the service to sanitize the Dawano market from unwholesome grain.

The President, Dawanau International Market, Muntaqa Isa expressed the readiness of the market’s authority to collaborate with the government to checkmate the excess of those fond of the habit of adulterating food commodities in the market.

He said that “thank God, for the collective efforts and eagle eyes of every patriotic member of staff and task force wthat ould have helped to effect these seizures, if these adulterated goods escaped out of the country and were discovered could have dented the image of the market and the country.”

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