SON Raids Yola Tyres, Electricity Wire Markets, Confiscates Sub-Standard Goods

From Tom Garba, Yola
The Adamawa office of the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) has raided the Yola tyres and Electricity wires markets and confiscated sub-standard goods worth millions of naira.
Speaking shortly after the raid, Malam Adamu Abubakar, state Coordinator of the organization said that the exercise was a directive from the headquarters of the organisation in Abuja.
“This is national assignment, it was declared for all states’ offices in the country to carry out this obligation on sub-standard goods especially tyres, cables, electronics and gas cylinders Abubakar said.
He said the aim of the raid was to ensure that all sub-standard products were flush out of the markets across Nigeria.
According to Abubakar, during the raid no fewer than 300 shops were raided, stressing that the exercise would be carried out periodically.
He called on the Nigerian marketers to always purchase standard products and avoid fake goods.