The Lagos state police command
has arrested six persons with “large quantity of poisonous cow skins” popularly
known as “Ponmo”.
A statement by Bala Elkana,
police public relations officer, said the force acted on a tip off that a
truck-load of “poisonous cow skins” were stored in a warehouse No 9, College
Road, Igando area of the state.
He said the force mobilised its
team, led by a divisional police officer, and swooped on the suspects.
“On 04/05/2019 at about 5.00am,
acting on the strength of a information from a credible source that a Truckload
of Cow skins, popularly called ‘PONMO’, suspected to be poisonous were heaped
in a warehouse at No 9 College road, Igando; a team of Police Officers led by
the Divisional Police Officer Igando, mobilized to the scene,” the statement
read.
“The huge pillage and pyramid of
poisonous ponmo and the chemicals used in the preservation of the Cow skins
were recovered.
“One TATA Truck with Registration
number AKD-375-XB which was used in conveying the goods was impounded.
“Officials of Lagos State
Ministry of Health were contacted and after due examination, the Cow skins were
confirmed to be poisonous and not fit for human consumption.”
The police listed the names of
the suspects as Adelowo Yinka, Olawumi Onabanjo, Omowumi Wasiu, Adeshokan
Taiwo, Iyabo Olúwa and Taye Kazeem.
Zubairu Muazu, the state
commissioner of police, assured Lagosians that the force is determined to
continually protect life and property of the people as well as preservation of
public health and safety.
“Investigation is ongoing to
ascertain the source and destinations of those poisonous food items. Suspects
will be charged to court,” Muazu said.
Adeola Salako, director of public
affairs, Lagos ministry of health, had earlier called on the public to be
vigilant and report any sales of unwholesome foods and food products to
environmental health officer in their nearest local government or to the ministry
of health.
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