Nigeria Customs FOU Zone B Arrests Four Suspects In Connection To Donkey Parts, Seizure Worth N3Billion
The customs operatives announced that officers and men on two separate occasions, impounded consignments of donkey parts, respectively, with a combined Duty Paid Value (DPV) of about three billion naira.
According to a statement made available by newsmen on Tuesday, Controller, FOU Zone B, Comptroller Ahmadu Bello Shuiabu lamented that some unscrupulous elements with no regard for lives and preservation of endangered species like the donkey which he pointed out is near extinction , hence the service will continue to seize such illicit goods.
According to him, “On April 25, 2024, operatives of the Unit acting on credible intelligence intercepted one yruck with registration number GGE 526 XL along Sokoto/Gusau Road in Zamfara State conveying illicit goods which were brought to Kaduna for further examination.
Upon careful examination the truck was discovered to be conveying 750 sacks of donkey bones. The DPV for the donkey bones was estimated at Two Billion, Three Hundred and Sixty Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N2, 363,500,000.00) only.
” It would interest you to know that One of the suspect was arrested in connection with the seizure.
“Again on May 5, 2024 at about 0310hrs, the operatives of the Unit intercepted Two (2) Canter Trucks carrying Dried Donkey Meat along Kontagora – Tegina Road in Niger State.
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