The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) destroyed sub-standard goods worth N10 billion imported through the country’s borders in 2010.
John Akanya, the director general of SON, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that of the sub-standard goods, fake drugs alone accounted for N8.9 billion.
The other goods destroyed include food products, household items, computers, television sets, antennas, ball pens, cables, gas cylinder, and building materials, among others.
Mr. Akanya deplored the situation, and said that the continued destruction of sub-standard products was hampering the economic development of the country.
He called for the cooperation of other relevant agencies to tackle the menace of fake products, “which are not only dangerous to the lives of the citizens, but have succeeded in giving the country a bad image.”
He also said there was the need to monitor and track products coming into the country because more than 90 per cent of goods available in the country were imported.
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