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SON distributes confiscated phones worth N100m to security agencies in Northwest

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"AAlzEmyn" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"EkhIsFmA" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>By Muhammad Annur<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>SON distributes confiscated phones worth N100m to security agencies in Kano Standard Organisation of Nigeria &lpar;SON&rpar; has distributed confiscated phones and accessories worth N100 million to security agencies Northwest region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking at the occasion&comma; Director-General of SON&comma; Malam Faruk Salim&comma; said that the gesture was aimed at improving security&comma; surveillance and communication in the state&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"DyToMeHP" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Salim&comma; represented by an official of SON&comma; Murtala Malami Sa&&num;8217&semi;ad &comma;said that the gesture was also the organisation’s little way of supporting security operatives in the discharge of their duties&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said that the items&comma; consisting of different brands of phones&comma; chargers earpieces and others products were confiscated in the state some years back in Kano&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The items did not meet Nigeria’s set standard and requirements&period; That was why our director-general directed us to distribute them to security agencies across the region&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>While expressing the hope that the support would further cement the existing relationship between SON and the security agencies&comma; he restated the organisation’s commitment to ridding the country of substandard products&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Salim cautioned importers to always follow all the quality control guidelines set down by SON when importing any product into the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We want people to be sure whenever they are consuming these goods that they would not harm them while also getting value for the money spent on these product&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he explained&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Responding&comma; the Commissioner of Police in the state&comma; Mr Samaila Dikko&comma; commended the director-general for the support&comma; assuring of his command’s readiness to help the organisation achieve its mandate&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dikko also said that the police would continue to support the organisation in its fight against fake &comma;expired and substandard products in the state&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In their separate remarks&comma; the Director&comma; Department of State Services in the state&comma; Hassan Muhammad and the NSCDC Commandant in the state&comma; Mr Abu Tambuwal&comma; also appreciated SON for the gesture and pledged to share the items among their personnel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While promising to make judicious use of the phones&comma; they expressed their commitment to partnering with the organisation in the fight against production and sales of unwholesome goods in the state and the country in general&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They stressed that in line with the mandate of SON&comma; their commands would continue to share intelligence with the organization in other to stop importation and production substandard products&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The SON team visited the headquarters of the three agencies to distribute the items while 1&comma;003 cartons of the confiscated items were distributed to security agencies in Kano&comma; Kaduna&comma; Katsina&comma; Jigawa&comma; Sokoto &comma; Kebbi and Zamfara States respectively&period;e to share intelligence with the organization in other to stop importation and production substandard products&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The SON team visited the headquarters of the three agencies to distribute the items while 1&comma;003 cartons of the confiscated items were distributed to security agencies in Kano&comma; Kaduna&comma; Katsina&comma; Jigawa&comma; Sokoto &comma; Kebbi and Zamfara States respectively&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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