The Kano Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has shut down a factory in the state’s Ungogo Local Government Area over allegations of manufacturing counterfeit lubricating oil.
The announcement was made by the command’s spokesman, ASC Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi, in a statement issued on Thursday in Kano.
According to Idris-Abdullahi, one Ali Ibrahim was apprehended in the act of allegedly producing adulterated lubricating oil at Rangaza village in Ungoggo.
The corps also confiscated 25 drums containing 200 litres of adulterated engine oil, adding that the oil was labelled with Total, Mobil, and Conoil stickers.
He said that the operation was carried out successfully by operatives of the corps’ anti-vandalism unit after a tip-off from officials of the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON).
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“Since then, the factory where the illicit business is being conducted has been locked.
“The perpetrator, Ali Ibrahim a.k.a. ‘Mirror,’ is currently in the care of the corps pending further investigation, after which legal action will be taken,” he added.
Mr Abu Abdu-Tambuwal, Commandant of the Corps in Kano, was quoted in the statement as reiterating his commitment to putting an end to the manufacture of counterfeit goods, and other illegal activities in the area.
