Apapa Customs destroys smuggled, hazardous frozen poultry products worth N329BN
The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command on Thursday, 11 July 2024, in Lagos, destroyed recently seized hazardous frozen poultry products worth N329,430,807.00.
Speaking at the destruction site in Epe, the Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, represented by Deputy Comptroller (DC) Fidelis Nwanze, in charge of Enforcement, stated that the exercise is in line with Section 23 of the NCS Act 2023.
He said, “Experts have already told us that these items are not good for human consumption. So that is why we are here to destroy it”.
“The Command is doing this to discourage those who engage in this act. It would also serve as a deterrent to other importers that want to do such”, he added.
Regarding the seizure, DC Nwanze clarified that the command is working to arrest those behind the product importation.
“My message to Nigerians is that these goods are not good for human consumption, so they should avoid them. In as much as Customs wants to encourage trade facilitation, we don’t allow illicit trade”, he concluded.
