Killer Ponmo or Kpomo to some people, is said to have been dangerously imported into Akwa Ibom State.
The Akwa Ibom State government has sounded a serious warning to the residents, urging them to desist from consuming the poisonous cow skin meat which is being imported into
the state by some unknown persons. The cow skin locally known as "kpomo or Kanda" has been discovered to have been soaked in Mortuary embalming chemicals for the dubious purpose of making it thicker and bigger.
I just don'y understand our people,how can someone try enhancing Ponmo/ Kpomo with mortuary chemicals that they know can very well kill people just to make some money?What kind of evil animals do we have covered in human skins? For me such people should be jailed for a very very long time,its a terrible crime to humanity!
People who consume the cow skin, locally known as Kpomo risked cancer, liver problems as well as diarrhoea and hypertension due to the large amount of salt and chemicals used for its preservation.
The development was disclosed by the director of Veterinary Services,Akwa Ibom state Ministry of Agriculture and Mineral Resources, Dr. Obot Obot, during a press briefing in Uyo, the state capital.
He discloses that the sale of the toxic Ponmo cow skin meat in some markets in the state was discovered four months ago.