Substandard products worth over N10 million seized by the Standard Organization of Nigeria, SON in Kano State have been destroyed.
Nigeriacrime.com gathered that the destruction of the substandard products took place at Kalibawa village in Dawakin-Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State on Wednesday.
Speaking during the destruction exercise, the Agency’s Director General, Faruk Salim said the destroyed items includes sugar, flour, Brake fluids, toothpaste, red stone gum, 4Litre empty gallons among others.
The Director General represented by an Assistant Director, Jibrin Mohammad, said SON followed due process before the destruction as enshrined in the Act of the Agency.
He however appealed to the general public to assist it with necessary and needed information to arrest issues arising from substandard products finding their way into the country.
According to him, “society is the watchdogs of the agency, hence they should not relent in reporting any suspicious move regarding substandard products to the agency, to address the menace of circulation of substandard products.
“We appealed to the general public to accord all needed support to the agency, geared toward achieving the set objectives,” the Director General, Salim however appealed.
Meanwhile, the destruction exercise was witnessed by sister agencies, National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Police, NESREA among other stakeholders.
In a related development, Police in Rivers state have confirmed the arrest of John Danjuma, a dismissed private guard who allegedly butchered her former employer in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
Danjuma said to hail from Nasarawa, in video confession, narrated to the Rivers State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID), how he broke into the GRA Port Harcourt residence where he once served as a gateman to his victim, a former Director of Administration in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), took her matchet and butchered her.
The suspect had been under detention and ongoing prosecution over suspicion of stealing from the victim, including missing $10,000 and had targeted and killed her former boss the day after being granted bail and judgement coming on his trial two after.
Danjume narrated, “The truth about it is that I and she have an issue in the court and judgement is coming next tomorrow (sic). They are prosecuting me for missing $10,000. And I don’t know about that money. She is dead by now. I took her jewelries after killing her.”
SP Grace Irinke-Koko, Police Public Relations Officer, Rivers Command, said Wednesday night, “Yes the suspect has been arrested and detained in SCID. Meanwhile, the investigation is ongoing. I am preparing a release.”
On insights posted from the wall of one Dolapo Tella Attoni, he had narrated, “I Left a murder scene at about 11 pm yesterday (Tuesday) for the mortuary.
“Yesterday, an inlaw of mine was murdered by her former security guard who was already standing trial in respect of theft of her properties including cash. She was to testify against him in court this morning.
“Soon after he was granted bail by the Rivers state Magistrate Court hearing the case, he began to plot her elimination. So yesterday, he gained access to her resident situate at G.RA by scaling the fence and squeezing through the guest room toilet of the house to strike.
“Armed with a sharp machete, he launched a surprise attack striking her neck and head severally.
Earlier the same day, the same suspect killed the lady that recommended him to her (the deceased victim) for employment.
“Unfortunately for him, he was caught this time around while trying to escape with items stolen from the resident and the blood of the victim all over his body. Having been caught at the scene, he has since confessed to committing both murders. He is presently held at SCID, PH. The suspect is from Nasarawa State.”