The Surveillance Investigation and Monitoring (SIM) unit team of the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON), on Wednesday, arrested a man suspected of lubricant adulterating syndicate at a mini-mart along Gidan Mada area of Sokoto State.
The team swooped on the location and arrested a primary suspect who was found at the premise with various litres of Adulterated Mobil and Amassco engine oil in the state.
Speaking, the suspect who refused to give his name said he is a manager of Na’ada company a dealer of engine oil.
In his remarks, while addressing newsmen at the scene, the state coordinator of Standard Organization of Nigeria in Sokoto state, Alhaji Jubrin Mohammed, represented by SIM team leader, Murtala Muhammad Yusuf, described the discovery as shocking.
While expressing his disappointment, he said that it is indeed a wake-up call for Nigerians particularly the general public who have the responsibility to provide intelligence information for the organization for the apprehension of those dealing with substandard products.
“Last time we got a hint that someone is selling adulterated total engine oil, we swung into action and arrested the suspect,” he stated.
He further explained that despite SON’s several arrests in the past, deviants Nigerians persist in the act of adulterating engine oil and selling to unsuspecting Nigerians destroying machinery and engines.
He maintained that SON would not relent in the ongoing fight against unscrupulous elements who persist in defrauding Nigerians through their dubious acts.
He, however, advised dealers and manufacturers to always do the right thing by upholding standards in all their undertakings stressing it will ensure a vibrant economy through the strengthening of business as they adhere to international best practices.
The coordinator assured that the organisation will continue to intensify efforts to apprehend criminals perpetrating such acts through discreet information gathering and arrest as this will go a long way in ensuring that the country is rid of substandard products.
He, therefore, called on Nigerians to come up with useful information in supporting the battle against substandard products by reporting to SON any unwholesome practice in the manufacturing products.
The SIM team carried out the operation alongside men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps who apprehended the suspect in the possession of several cartons of repackaging Mobile and Amasco engine oil.
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