‘Eating animal skin is dangerous,’ warns Nigerian leather institute

13/10/2014

The head of the Nigerian Institute of Leather Science and Technology (NILEST) has warned that eating animal hides and skins – a local delicacy – is dangerous, and could make people ill. The custom takes raw material from the country’s leather sector - which is suffering a shortage - as the skins are often deemed more valuable as food. Dr Isuwa...