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The police in Lagos State have arrested six suspects in possession of poisonous cow skin aka ponmo.
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The State’s Police Spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana said, said that the suspects were arrested following a police tip-off. .
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“On May 5, at about 5 a.m, acted on the strength of information from a credible source that a truck load of cow skins, popularly called ‘ponmo’, suspected to be poisonous were heaped in a warehouse at No. 9, College road, Igando. .
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The huge pillage and pyramid of poisonous ponmo and the chemicals used in the preservation of the cow skins were recovered. .
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Officials of Lagos State Ministry of Health were contacted and after due examination, the cow skins were confirmed to be poisonous and not fit for human consumption. .
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Six suspects; Adelowo Yinka 50, Olawumi Onabanjo 40, Omowumi Wasiu 43, Adeshokan Taiwo 43, Iyabo Oluwa 38 and Taye Kazeem 40yrs were arrested in connection with the case. .
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Investigation is ongoing to ascertain the source and destinations of those poisonous food items, and suspects will be charged to court,” he said.

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