The Federal Operations Unit
(FOU) Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Owerri has destroyed
goods with Duty Paid Value, DPV of N35 million contained in a 1×40 ft trailer.
Mr. Bukar Amajam, the
Customs Area Controller in the zone, who spoke to journalists in Owerri ,
yesterday at the scene of the destruction, said his officers had been on
the trail of the truck for three weeks following a tip off.
He said his men finally
tracked down the vehicle at a stadium in Owerri, Imo capital, last Sunday when
all the items were confiscated with the help of sister agencies like NAFDAC,
the Police and the Army.
Amajam expressed regret
that in spite of efforts by customs to check smuggling, people were still bent
on making quick money even at the detriment of other peoples’ live.
He said that the danger
inherent in the consumption of imported poultry chicken included damage to
human body organs.
“This 1×40 ft trailer load
of frozen imported chicken is a huge loss to the owner.
“The danger in imported
frozen chicken is the mode of preservation which is dangerous for human
consumption.
“The chemical content used
for the preservation can be dangerous to health,” he said.
The comptroller commended
the sister agencies for their collaboration and pledged to continue to work
with them to rid the state of smugglers.
Amajam said his men were
better equipped, motivated and trained to track down smugglers and their
collaborators at anytime and anywhere.
He advised smugglers to
desist from the nefarious duties at they would always regret their actions.
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