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SON to charge fake tyre dealers with murder
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has issued a stern warning to tyre dealers declaring that henceforth, fake tyre dealers will be charged with murder.
SON Acting Director General Dr. Paul Angya speaking at an engagement with tyre dealers in Lagos at the weekend, said he would enforce serious sanctions if any dealer was found culpable.
Angya urged dealers to cooperate with the organisation by putting an end to importation of sub-standard tyres. “We are ready to eliminate importation of sub-standard products into Nigeria. Because of this, we have reached out to other government agencies to ensure that we work together and stop smugglers of fake products into the country,” he said.
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Continuing he said; “Our Act empowered us to jail promoters of sub-standard products by up to 10 years and we will not relent to jail any culprit. If you have fake tyres in your shop, make sure you dispose of them in the next 24 hours, failing which our team will visit you and will charge you for murder.
“To eliminate corruption from SON, we are going to introduce e-payment, e-invoice and e-receipt to stamp out corruption from the system.” He added.
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