The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has impounded 3,247 cartons of frozen poultry products worth N14,611,500.00 (Fourteen Million, Six Hundred and Eleven Thousand, Five Hundred Naira) in the last two weeks of its war against smuggling of poultry products.
The seizures which consist of 3,247 (Three Thousand, Two Hundred and Fourty Seven) cartons of the banned products were impounded at different locations along the south western borders of Nigeria. This includes Badagry, Agbara Creeks and Villages. Others locations include Seme, Gbaji and Owode Creeks in Lagos and Idiroko axis.
A statement signed by Deputy Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, made available to Vanguard gave the breakdown of the seizure as 1,120 cartons worth N5,040,000.00 during the period in Ogun State Command.
Similarly, Seme Command and Federal Operations Unit, zone “A”, the Service seized 146 cartons worth N657,000.00 and 1,981cartons worth N8,914,500 respectively.
Attah commended the steadfastness of the operatives in this operation even as he noted that the management of the Service assures the general public of its determination to continue the onslaught against the smugglers of the banned products.
The deputy Customs spokesman pointed out that traders and consumers of the banned frozen poultry products are advised to patronize local farmers as this will create job opportunities for our youths, boost our economy and save Nigerians from diseases associated with consumption of dangerous chemicals used in preserving the banned poultry products.
Vanguard