The Nigeria Customs Service has recorded seizures of Frozen poultry
products worth N14, 611,500.00 (Fourteen Million, Six Hundred and
Eleven Thousand, Five Hundred Naira).
According to Deputy Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, the record
was made in the sixth (6) and Seventh (7) weeks of zero tolerance on
importation of frozen poultry products tagged “Operation Hawk
Descend”.
He said the seizures which consist of 3,247 (Three Thousand, Two
Hundred and Fourty Seven) cartons of the banned products were
impounded at different locations along the south western borders of
Nigeria. This includes Badagry, Agbara Creeks and Villages. Others
locations include Seme, Gbaji and Owode Creeks in Lagos and Idiroko
axis.
The breakdown of the seizures is as follows;
OGUN: Quantity=1,120 cartons; Value: N5, 040,000.00
SEME: Quantity = 146 cartons; Value = N657, 000.00
FOU A: Quantity = 1,981cartons; Value = N8, 914,500.00
Quantity = 3,247 cartons; Total Value = N14, 611,500.00
While commending the steadfastness of the operatives in this
operation, the management of the service assures the general public of
its determination to continue the onslaught against the smugglers of
the banned products.
“Traders and consumers of the banned frozen poultry products are
advised to patronize local farmers as this will create job
opportunities for our youths, boost our economy and save Nigerians
from diseases associated with consumption of dangerous chemicals used
in preserving the banned poultry products,” he said.