The Lagos State Government has said it will not take it easy on business owners and manufacturers selling adulterated and expired products ahead of the December rush.
General Manager, Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), Afolabi Solebo advised consumers to be cautious while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
Solebo said the authorities were aware that ember months are when some people sell products that are about to expire or already expired.
“This is the time they will start doctoring the manufacture date and expiry date.”
Solebo said goods found to be adulterated would be confiscated while the perpetrators would face the law.
The GM assured that the agency would continue to carry out public enlightenment.
Solebo added that first time offenders are usually made to pay fine or sent to do time in prison.
“If you are a second time offender, you will be made to pay a fine and you get one year imprisonment without any option of fine”, he explained.