The
Federal Operations Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service, Zone ‘B’, has
intercepted a trailer loaded with imported bush meat, the Controller, Alhaji
Ahmadu Maina, has said. Maina told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on
Tuesday in Kaduna
that the bush meat had been destroyed to save Nigerians from the threat of
Ebola Virus Disease. The controller said that the command had been
vigilante since the deadly disease manifested in the country middle of this
year. Continue...
He
pledged to continuously monitor movement of goods “with a view to stopping
unwholesome products from getting to our markets”.
Maina,
who said that the command had made a total of 763 seizures valued at more than
N658.1 million in 2014, disclosed that the unit had also realised N793.2 million
from duties.
He
also disclosed that a total of 638 personnel under the unit had undergone
training in weapons handling to enhance their efficiency and safety.
According
to him, 75 of the personnel are currently undergoing training at the Nigeria
Army School of Military Police, Zaria.
He
identified uncooperative attitude of border communities, rough terrain and
insurgents attack on Customs personnel as the major challenges faced by the
unit during the year.
Maina,
however, said that efforts had been made to interract with border communities
“to educate them on the dangers of smuggling to national economy”.
He
expressed appreciation of the Comptroller General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko,
for the provision of logistics and enhanced welfare to the personnel, which, he
said, had gingered them to put in their best.
Source:
(NAN)
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