The raid was in accordance with the provisions of the SON Act 14 of 2015 according to Mr Bola Fashina, head of Public Relations of SON, who released a statement about the action.
Bola in the statement said that, the Act provides for every product imported into Nigeria to be registered with SON for traceability and confirmation of quality status.
He said that SON records showed that many Samsung products in the Nigerian markets were not registered.
He explained that the facility would be reopened once the company registered all its products as required by law.
“We are in the era of ensuring ease of doing business in Nigeria within the laws of the land,” Fashina said.
He said that the representatives of the company claimed ignorance of the need to register the products, and that they did not import nor sold products but only marketing them.
Fashina said that it was the duty of the distributors to register the products
Staff Writer