Operatives of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC on Wednesday, shut down the warehouses of five textile distributors allegedly engaging in unethical business practices.

Ondaje Ijagwu, FCCPC Director, Corporate Affairs, said in a statement on Wednesday, that operators of the warehouses were engaged in deceptive sales of underweight and shortened fabric materials to unsuspecting consumers.

The commission noted that the act breached the provisions of the FCCPA, 2018.

The enforcement exercise, according to the statement, was led by FCCPC Director of Surveillance and Investigation, Mrs Boladale Adeyinka.

Ijagwu said the operation followed FCCPC weeks-long surveillance around Kano markets.

The textile products used in the alleged sharp practices include LGR Product, Hightex Product, U&Me Product, Nana Tex Product, UE Product, V Levintus Product and Mama Africa Product, S-U Velt Product and Jisiki Product.

Speaking on the development, the EVC/CEO of FCCPC, Mr Tunji Bello, reiterated the FCCPC’s zero tolerance for any practice that exploits Nigerian consumers.

“By undermining honest traders and businesses that comply with lawful standards, this nefarious practice of selling underweight products can drive legitimate retailers out of the market, thereby reducing consumer choice and entrenching anti-competitive behaviour,” the FCCPC boss said.

FCCPC shuts down five textile Warehouses in Kano over sharp practices