- Trader Caught Selling Contaminated Yam Flour in Lagos
- Suspect in custody
- Suspect was reportedly blending spoiled yam flour with toxic colouring agents
Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested a woman for allegedly mixing yam flour (elubo isu) with harmful colouring substances.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the arrest was announced on Friday by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, through his official X account.
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Wahab revealed that the suspect, Mrs Kehinde Raji, was taken into custody after the Chairman of the Elubo Sellers Association alerted authorities about dangerous food adulteration practices in the market.
The commissioner explained that the suspect was reportedly blending spoiled yam flour with toxic colouring agents and selling the contaminated product to unsuspecting buyers.
He wrote, “This morning, we received credible intelligence from the Chairman of Elubo Sellers Association regarding dangerous food adulteration practices within the market. The report indicated that some unscrupulous traders were mixing harmful coloring agents with spoiled yam flour to produce contaminated ‘Elubo Isu’ for unsuspecting consumers.
“Our KAI enforcement team immediately conducted a raid, leading to the arrest of one Mrs. Kehinde Raji who was caught engaging in this criminal activity. We commend the market leadership for bringing this critical public health issue to our attention.
“Preliminary reports confirm that several consumers have already suffered health complications from consuming this adulterated product.
The suspect will be prosecuted in accordance with the relevant law of #followlasg.”
