Marine Customs destroys poultry products worth N3.47 Million

The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Friday destroyed poultry products intercepted by operatives of the Nigeria Navy within Badagry waters.

Recall that the Federal Operating Base (FOB) of  the Nigerian Navy on Wednesday in Lagos intercepted and handed over 170 cartons of frozen poultry products being smuggled into the country to the Nigerian Customs Service.

The Naval Commander, Forward Operating Base, Capt. Tamuno Senibo, who handed over the frozen poultry products at the base in Badagry, said it was intercepted at about 1:00am on June 12.

Speaking on Friday at the Western Marine Command in Apapa while destroying the frozen items, Chief Superintendent of Customs, CSC Lawal Arisekola said there were two separate seizures made by the customs and the naval force.

According to him, the first seizure was recorded on the 12th of June, while the other was recorded on Thursday June 13.

Arisekola noted that aside the 170 cartons of frozen products received from the naval operatives, he said that the command also intercepted 173 cartons of frozen items at 2.00am.

The customs official said the seizures were made possible as a result of the harmonised modus operandi of the government agencies along the waterways.

He said the combined seized items is estimated at N3.47 million adding that there is no hiding place for smugglers on the waterways.

Arisekola recalled that officers of the  command had made three similar seizures in the last three months adding that the amphibious arm of the service will not relent to run the daredevil smugglers out of business.

He noted that  in April the command destroyed 600 cartons of poultry products, while in May it handed over cannabis worth billions of naira to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

He assured : “As long as the smugglers continue with their illicit business, we will continue to make seizures.

He called on the smugglers to engage in legitimate business adding that there will be no hiding place for the smugglers.