Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested a woman for allegedly adulterating yam flour (elubo isu) with harmful colouring agents.
The arrest was disclosed on Friday by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, via his official X handle.
Wahab said the suspect, identified as Mrs Kehinde Raji, was apprehended following a tip-off from the Chairman of the Elubo Sellers Association, who raised an alarm about dangerous food adulteration practices within the market.
According to the commissioner, the suspect was allegedly mixing spoiled yam flour with hazardous colouring chemicals to produce contaminated elubo, which was then sold to unsuspecting consumers.
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’.
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