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‘Halal Pork’ company apologises, blames printer error

by Muslim News Nigeria
6 years ago
in Investigations, Muslim News, News
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‘Halal Pork’ company apologises, blames printer error

It was a mistake. We have withdrawn products – Owner

Yesterday, the Nigerian Muslim community woke up to a rude shock, following viral social media images of packaged pork meat supposedly for public consumption, with a symbol authenticating same as Halal (lawful) for Muslims.

The picture of the packaged “halal pork”, one of the products of B.W Foods Limited, Akowonjo, Lagos, went viral on social media platforms, as Muslim netizens continued to express their anger and displeasure at such an audacious affront to Islamic sensitivities.

“They have started again oo. SubhanAllah! In the month of Ramadan. Packaging pork for public sale and standardising it with Halal rubber stamp. NAFDAC and other agencies MUST hear this before it escalates,” ARAB wrote on WhatsApp.

On Facebook, Sulaiman wrote, “Muslims, beware! This is pork but it has Halal written on it. Don’t buy. It’s forbidden. Those living in Akowonjo, Alimosho and environs should please take note. The producer’s office is on Santos Layout in Akowonjo. May Allah save us from the enemies.”

However, in a swift reaction less than 24 hours after the subject became a matter of heated debate on social media, the CEO and Managing Partner of the company, Mr Babatunde Wilkey admitted that pork pack is one of his company’s products, while the ‘Halal’ stamp was a mistake from the printer.

In an exclusive interview with Muslim News on Sunday, Mr Babatunde apologised to the Nigerian Muslim community over the apparent mix-up, stressing that the error was his printer’s, who is incidentally a Muslim.

“In fact, about 80% of my staff are Muslims, and I had to cut my trip abroad short when I heard that the matter has generated a lot of controversy. I summoned him this morning and asked why he caused the embarrassment.

“Pork is not something we sell to the general public, not to talk of Muslims, because we know the consequences and sensitivity of the issue. We only sell pork on request, and you can visit any of our meat outlets, you will never find it on our stand. It is specifically requested by only one store, and that is because of the concentration of Indians who live around that area.

“So, my brother, with due respect, we apologise. This error was not intentionally committed, and the product has been withdrawn,” he said.

The owner of the company, who claims to be a regular sponsor of Muslim programmes on radio and TV every Ramadan, also admitted that the unsigned apology letter that surfaced online was hurriedly issued out this morning by his staff because of the sensitivity of the issue.

“Like I said, I accept responsibility. It is a mistake and apart from the letter we hurriedly issued out this morning, you will see another one very soon because I observed some errors. However, I still asked my staff to release it so that it won’t seem to our Muslim brothers as if we are not sensitive. We are very sorry,” he reiterated.

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