In its bid to check the dangers posed by the use of sub-standard gas cylinders in homes and public places, the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Kaduna area office were on Thursday spotted raiding those retailing the products in several areas of the state.
The exercise, which lasted several hours saw the officers of the organisation split into four teams, dispatched to different locations.
A little hitch was encountered when Kaduna State coordinator of SON, Danlami Emmanuel Datti -led team to the central business district within Kaduna metropolis was greeted with stiff opposition by some of the traders, who were bent on disrupting the raid and confiscation of sub-standard cylinders spotted in their business premises.
After the exercise, fielding questions from newsmen, Datti explained that the sub- standard cylinders were being seized because of the serious threat they pose to unsuspecting users in their homes or business premises.
He said that such cylinders were time bombs waiting to explode with dire consequences on lives and property of individuals and communities.
“It is a big risk to human lives. Most of them, when they explode, lead to big problems like pulling down of entire buildings whenever a fire incident occurs and one of them unfortunately is there,” he said.
