The federal government has been called upon to ensure that it diligently prosecutes organisations and individuals, including foreigners, who have made the violation of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Act their means of amassing illicit wealth.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former Commissioner of Justice and Attorney-General of Plateau State, Prof. Dakas C. J.Dakas, who made the call, said all agencies of government with powers to prosecute must rise to their responsibilities and ensure that such economic saboteurs are brought to book.

Speaking at the SON 2017 management retreat in Lagos, Dakas said such action would send the right signal to the different quarters as to the seriousness of the government to protect its citizens and economy from dubious businessmen.
He said since nobody is above the law, those found to have erred regarding products counterfeiting should be brought to book since Nigerians in other countries are not placed above the laws of those countries.
“There are Nigerians all over the world and some of them are in Chinese prisons and elsewhere and here you find that when foreigners are involved, you don’t really accord the necessary investigations and prosecution. In some cases, the sense of urgency required in sending the message to these foreigners that they are not above the law and can not trample on Nigerian laws and get away with it is not there,” he said.
Dakas who was also served as Director of Research at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) said the law was indeed a welcome development in the light of the fact that sub-standardisation had become a major problem in the country, adding that it constitutes a great risk to life and economy of Nigeria. He said with the new SON Act, that those who fake products would know that it was no longer business as usual, as punitive sanctions awaited them.
He made reference to the recent haul of substandard tyres valued at about N5billion in Lagos, saying the damage would have been colossal had SON not intercepted the products.
“So, it is a milestone that the law had been amended. There may however be areas to look into again,” he added.
Dakas also expressed the hope that the National Assembly would continue to work in concert with the SON to ensuring that the problem of substandard products was effectively contained in the country.
more at http://www.akelicious.com/2017/03/fg-charged-to-prosecute-foreigners.html

If it can be implemented, it'll be a great step to curbing the inflow of fake products but we all know you only need to roger; and the authorities that are supposed to be sober-minded will turn a blind eye.

China oo

Lolz... Corrupt SON and nafdac...
What will happen to Nigerians who go there and tell d company to compromise d standard?

SoN certificate that they buy like pure water

If only Baba can be omnipresent