Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted two men, Uche Johnson and Kingsley Meteke, for producing and distributing substandard engine oil.
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) charged both men with four counts of production, possession, dealing in, and distribution of substandard engine oil. Both men claimed the products were good for public consumption and for optimum engine performance and sold them to unsuspecting buyers. SON said the products failed the Standards Organisation of Nigeria’s (SON) Conformity Assessment Programme (SONCAP).
According to the prosecution, the offense contravened the provisions of sections 1(8) and 1(8)(II) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, 2004.
Both men initially pleaded not guilty to the charges, but later changed their plea to guilty.
Delivering judgment, the judge said their sentence will begin from January 27, 2019, when the defendants were arrested.
Speaking on the court ruling,…
Source: Linda Ikeji
