The Federal Department of Fisheries (FDF) has destroyed 15 containers of unwholesome frozen fish in Lagos.
The fish, destroyed at the weekend, allegedly belonging to a company, named Food Solution Nigeria Limited.
The containers were evacuated by FDF from Sifax Off-Dock Terminal at Trinity, on Oshodi/Apapa Expressway, to prevent the unwholesome fish from getting to the market.
FDF ‘s Deputy Director Mrs. Olabisi Adepegba said a Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), which shipped the containers into the country, would pay for the cost of destruction.
She said of the company’s frozen fish-filled containers, 15 were laden with spoilt fish.
The evacuated containers were taken to Lagos State Waste Management Authority’s dumpsite at Epe, where the products were destroyed, after which a destruction certificate was issued to the shipping company and a copy to FDF for record purposes.
She said the task of clearing and destroying the containers took some time because those involved were reluctant to bear the cost of evacuating and destroying the products.
Adepegba stated that the FDF had a mandate to protect the public and prevent unwholesome fish from getting to the market.
The General Manager, Sifax Offdock, Oliver Omajuwa, said the consignment came in a batch of 43 containers, of which 15 were condemned and 28 had been taken delivery of and certified for consumption by the FDF.