The delicious succulent texture of ponmo when cooked and seasoned, makes it a favourite food of many Nigerians.
However, in many developed countries, skins of cows, goats and sheep are not consumed but used in production of leather and related products.
Economic experts are worried that Nigeria is losing out in the pack of countries competing for the huge global leather industry because of the high rate of consumption of animal skin.
Risikat, who thrived on sales of ponmo, narrated that she had customers in corporate organisations, who she delivered the commodity (ponmo) to.