KADUNA: SON, traders clash in raid to seize fake gas cylinders

There was a clash between some traders in Kaduna and a team of operatives from the state office of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON).

The disagreement ensued when SON in its bid to check the dangers posed by the use of substandard gas cylinders in homes and public places, raided outlets retailing the products in several areas of the state.

The exercise which lasted several hours saw the officers of the organization split into four teams, dispatched to different locations.

However, the Kaduna State Coordinator of SON, Danlami Emmanuel Datti -led a team to the Central Business District within Kaduna metropolis was  greeted with stiff opposition by some of the traders, who were bent on disrupting the raid and confiscation of sub standard cylinders spotted in their business premises.

After the exercise, fielding questions from newsmen, Datti explained that the sub standard cylinders were being seized because of the serious threat they pose to unsuspecting users in their homes or business premises.

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 He said that such cylinders were time bombs waiting to explode with dire consequences on lives and property of individuals and communities.

“It is a big risk to human lives. Most of them when they explode, they lead to big problems like pulling down of entire buildings, whenever a fire incident occurs and one of them unfortunately is there,” he said.

When asked what would happen to those that obstruct officials of SON from carrying out their functions like the violent traders and dealers, he said that they would face the full weight of the law to serve as deterrent to others.

Making further clarifications, the Regional Director, SON North-West, Dauda Yakubu explained that the move on the sub standard cylinder sellers was proactive to prevent deadly incidents that could be devastating.

Areas that were raided by the teams included Sabon Tasha, Central Business District, Constitution Road and Stadium Roundabout axis in the Kaduna metropolis, while several other areas were raided in Zaria, where no resistance from the traders was recorded.

 

 

 

 

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