The Adamawa/Taraba Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) seized raw donkey skin, petrol and other smuggled goods worth N19.4 million in August.
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The gecko, called Manawa, was smuggled out of New Zealand in 2010 before being seized from the illegal pet trade and returned to the country in 2016.
Nasir Ahmad, the Comptroller of Customs in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara Command, told newsmen on Thursday in Sokoto, that the consignment were apprehended in three bales and one person was arrested during the raid.