Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, speaking on the seizure, said it had been receiving several reports from members of the public about unsafe food preservation practices by some traders, including deliberations on food security and safety recently at the Oyo State House of Assembly. ALSO READ: Bitcoin falls again after week of heavy lossesAt the market, officials reportedly discovered baskets of small, unripe mangoes treated with chemicals. “Just yesterday, we received an anonymous call from Oyo alerting us that unripe mangoes were being soaked in chemicals to make them ripe within one or two days,” she stated. According to Akande, investigations revealed that chemicals such as calcium carbide and other liquid substances resembling water were used to ripen unripe fruits within hours. “Whoever is apprehended will be penalised, and the executive members of that market will not be exempted,” she warned.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 06, 2026 17:18 UTC