Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - The Kano State Consumer Protection Council (KCPC), in collaboration with the leadership of Singer Market, has arrested some traders accused of altering the expiry dates of expired milk products.
The council also sealed the shops linked to the alleged
offence.
In a statement signed by its Director of Public
Enlightenment, Jamilu Mustapha Yakasai, the council said the operation followed
an emergency call from the Deputy Chairman of the Traders’ Association, Aminu
Umar Dogara.
The Director of Monitoring of Traders and Products at the
council, Auwalu A. Muhammad, said the call alerted the council to the alleged
malpractice within the market.
He said officials were immediately deployed to the scene to
investigate the matter, leading to the arrest of the suspects and the closure
of the affected shops.
Muhammad said the council was committed to protecting consumers from expired products and goods whose infKCPCormation, condition or quality had been altered in violation of the law.
Earlier, the Executive Secretary of the council, Dr Ibrahim
Garba Muhammad, said the KCPC would not allow individuals or traders to violate
consumers’ rights.
He warned that anyone found guilty of such an offence would
be prosecuted and face the appropriate punishment.
Dr Ibrahim commended market association leaders for their
cooperation with the council in preventing the circulation of substandard and
adulterated products in markets.
He said such collaboration would contribute to protecting
public health and consumers’ rights.
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