Ahmad Tijjani Abdul, Kano
Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Sunday set alight 402 tonnes of illicit item confiscated by Kano Consumers Protection Council.
The items destroyed on Sunday are substandard, fake, adulterated, expired, and unwholesome products that include drugs , food, cosmetics, cigarettes, animal feeds and grains .
Presenting the multi billion naira illicit products to the governor, Bappa Baba Dan’Agundi, Acting MD Kano state Consumer Protection Council, explained that the symbolic occasion was a three months of dedication to duty.
Dan’Agundi stated that 1/3 of the total products that were marked for destruction on Sunday were still at the warehouse due to restrictions of space at NDLEA arena .
He said the Council was well equipped by the state government to carry out its statutory mandate, adding that the Council therefore had no excuse to fail.
The Acting MD said the job of the Council was further made easier by the synergies that existed between sister security agencies; he said their support over the last three months had helpful.
Bappaa disclosed that in line with the partnership that exists between the Council and NAFDAC, a senior staff was recently transferred to the council to work closely with it.