Harboursandport.com: Kebbi - Officers and men of Kebbi Area Command have intercepted donkey meat loaded in a trailer with Registration Number ARG 323 XA. The driver and one other occupant of the vehicle were immediately arrested and brought to the Command’s Headquarters with the offending item for further investigation.
Physical
examination of the truck revealed that it was loaded with 1,390 sacks of donkey
meat with a Duty Paid Value of 42,534,400 naira. Illegal trade on endangered
species such as donkeys is a contravention of Section 63 (b) of CEMA CAP C.45
LFN 2004.
A
statement by the Public Relations Officer, of the Command, Nasiru Manga, noted while the Kebbi
CAC was addressing journalists at the Customs Headquarters in Birnin Kebbi, the
Customs Area Controller, Joseph Attah said Nigeria is a signatory to International
Convention on Wildlife fauna and flora and Nigeria Customs Service has the responsibility to enforce the law and help protect such animals.
“As
a responsible member of the international community, we cannot allow our nation
to be used as a conduit pipe for illegal trade on wildlife. Poaching donkeys
is illegal and we urge all those in this illegality to stop it as it we are
determined to make it unprofitable including the possibility of sending them to
jail”, he said.
With
improved logistics and robust support of the CGC and members of his management
team, Kebbi Area Command remains committed to fighting all forms of smuggling
and other illicit trade such as this.
The
over 42 million naira worth of donkey meat was destroyed with the
representatives of Police, DSS, and NESREA in attendance.
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