Z&Y Black Tea accuses Promasidor Holdings of harassment of its workers over the similarity of trademarks.
The General Manager of B&Y Black Tea, Abubakar Dahir, said the company organised the protest to seek Governor Yusuf's intervention in the security agents' arrest of its workers. "We have all our documentation, including the trade mark of the design of our product by all the relevant agencies," Mr Dahir said.
"The police have arrested our staff, levelled baseless accusations against them and took them to Abuja. These have been happening, frustrating our efforts and diverting our attention from continuing production.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later. The governor, represented by his Chief of Staff, Shehu Wada, received the protesters and assured them that the government would intervene in the matter.