Court orders destruction of N30m worth of ‘fake polish’ in Anambra
- A court in Onitsha, Anambra state, ordered the destruction of N30 million worth of fake Kiwi Polish imported by Hyginus Chukwuma and Uju Anike
- The products were discovered last year, following a tip-off, in a warehouse on the bank of the River Niger
- They were destroyed over the weekend, under the supervision of the police and officials of the company which manufactures the Kiwi brand of polish in West Africa
Fake Kiwi polish worth 30 million has been destroyed in Anambra state, following the order of Justice I.U Ndigwe of an Onitsha high court, Vanguard reports.
The ruling was in accordance with an earlier agreement for the destruction of the products, which was reached between the parties involved in the matter.
Legit.ng notes that the fake products had been packed at the central police station, Onitsha since last year, after it had been discovered in a warehouse on the bank of the River Niger, following a tip off.
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The alleged importers of the products, Hyginus Chukwuma and Uju Anike, had gone to court to challenge the confiscation of the products. However, they were eventually destroyed following the court’s judgment.
The products were destroyed at the weekend, under the supervision of the police and officials of SC Johnson, manufacturers of the Kiwi brand of polish in West Africa.
The managing director of SC Johnson in charge of the West African sub-region, Oghale Elueni, who spoke afterwards, accused the regulatory agencies of frustrating the efforts of manufacturers by willingly refusing to act when complaints are made against people who import fake products.
He stated: “When you take a report to them (the agencies), you find out that it takes as long as six months before they work on your complaint; at which time the importers of the products would have been alerted.”
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Recall that Legit.ng previously reported that an underground warehouse storing adulterated shoe polish estimated at N30 million was discovered in a market in Onitsha by the Anambra state police.
The development was made public by the state police commissioner, Garba Umar, who stated that the discovery was made during a raid, following a complaint lodged by the franchise owner for Kiwi polish.
According to Umar, the discovery was an eye-opener for the state police force, to the illegalities going on in the markets.
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Source: Legit.ng
