Influx of fake auto spare parts taints Nigerian market
Government agency charged with the responsibility of ensuring standardisation of products in the country, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) had said that 95 per cent of auto spare parts imported into the country do not meet the minimum acceptable standard, while amore recent figure estimated that about 75 per cent of auto spare parts in the country were fake.
World Health Organisation, (WHO) estimated that across the world, 36,000 yearly fatalities and 1.5 million injuries were result of defective counterfeit parts.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), which holds the statutory responsibility as a key agency involved in controlling the importation and exportation of goods said the body has been confronted with challenges that reduced efforts on the importation of fake automotive spare parts into the country.
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