Jigawa trader caught selling adulterated sesame seeds
The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) in Jigawa has apprehended a trader with three sacks of adulterated sesame seeds.
The CPC chairman in the state, Farouk Abdallah, disclosed this in Dutse on Saturday.
Mr Abdallah said the suspect was apprehended at Kumsa Market, Guri Local Government Area of the state.
He said the trader was suspected of mixing the seeds with sand to increase their weight.
The chairman cautioned traders against such practice and warned that anyone found defrauding consumers would be made to face the full wrath of the law.
He, however, said the trader had already been arraigned before a mobile court which sentenced him to nine months imprisonment and was given an option of a N100,000 fine.
He assured that the council would not relent in its effort to protect consumers from adulterated foods in the state.
(NAN)
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