Fake fertilizer producers arrested with 150 bags

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria, in Bauchi State, says its operation team has arrested a suspected producer of fake Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium fertilizer at Chinade town in Katagum Local Government Area of the State.

It added that no fewer than 150 bags of counterfeit fertilizer were also recovered from the suspect at his shop located at Chinade market last week Saturday during its market day.

The SON North East Zonal Coordinator, Adamu Abba, who paraded the suspect before journalists in the state on Saturday said he was caught producing the counterfeit Golden Fertilizer using four different combination sacks of fertilizer products of Mai Rago, Freedom, Boko and Indoorama.

He said he was caught re-bagging the product into Golden fertilizer bags with the intention of selling it as the original product to innocent consumers adding that over 150 bags of the counterfeit fertilizer were recovered from his shop.