Nigerian authorities say they have seized 120 tonnes of imported animal hides and skins in Lagos city.
The hides were intercepted because of suspicions they had already been processed with chemicals for use in leather industries yet were now being sold as food, the national food and drug agency, Nafdac, said.
In Nigeria, cow hides are cooked as a popular delicacy known as ponmo.
It’s not yet clear from which countries the hides were imported from.
Nafdac said seven suspects have been arrested.
It added that the raids on warehouses were carried out following “several complaints” by members of the public regarding the distribution and sale of such products it described as “dangerous”.
Source:Fiilafmonline/BBC
