Pay attention, there are several killer hides, hiding in plain sight, waiting to be purchased, boiled, chopped and devoured.
So says the Ogun State government, following the discovery of poisonous cattle hide and skin, popularly known as Ponmo.
According to the Ogun state government, some evil hustlers are taking advantage of the gap in demand and supply of Ponmo.
The state government warns residents that the shady businessmen/women are now selling industrial Ponmo laden with tanning chemicals.
State commissioner for Agriculture, Ronke Sokefun, made the disclosure on Thursday, while briefing stakeholders and ‘Ponmo’ sellers in her office, in Abeokuta.
She explained that the killer Ponmo is brownish black, foul smelling, abnormally thick with layers and ridiculously cheap compared to the certified ponmo.
“Tanning chemicals like biocides and fungicides are added along the processing chain to preserve the hides against protein degradation, bacteria and mould growth that would have damaged the hides and skin.”
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