By Muhammad Annur
SON distributes confiscated phones worth N100m to security agencies in Kano Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has distributed confiscated phones and accessories worth N100 million to security agencies Northwest region.
Speaking at the occasion, Director-General of SON, Malam Faruk Salim, said that the gesture was aimed at improving security, surveillance and communication in the state.
Salim, represented by an official of SON, Murtala Malami Sa’ad ,said that the gesture was also the organisation’s little way of supporting security operatives in the discharge of their duties.
He said that the items, consisting of different brands of phones, chargers earpieces and others products were confiscated in the state some years back in Kano.
“The items did not meet Nigeria’s set standard and requirements. That was why our director-general directed us to distribute them to security agencies across the region,” he added.
While expressing the hope that the support would further cement the existing relationship between SON and the security agencies, he restated the organisation’s commitment to ridding the country of substandard products.
Salim cautioned importers to always follow all the quality control guidelines set down by SON when importing any product into the country.
“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,” he explained.
Responding, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Samaila Dikko, commended the director-general for the support, assuring of his command’s readiness to help the organisation achieve its mandate.
Dikko also said that the police would continue to support the organisation in its fight against fake ,expired and substandard products in the state.
In their separate remarks, the Director, Department of State Services in the state, Hassan Muhammad and the NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Abu Tambuwal, also appreciated SON for the gesture and pledged to share the items among their personnel.
While promising to make judicious use of the phones, 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.
They stressed that in line with the mandate of SON, their commands would continue to share intelligence with the organization in other to stop importation and production substandard products.
The SON team visited the headquarters of the three agencies to distribute the items while 1,003 cartons of the confiscated items were distributed to security agencies in Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa, Sokoto , Kebbi and Zamfara States respectively.e to share intelligence with the organization in other to stop importation and production substandard products.
The SON team visited the headquarters of the three agencies to distribute the items while 1,003 cartons of the confiscated items were distributed to security agencies in Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa, Sokoto , Kebbi and Zamfara States respectively.
