By Ajibola Adedoye
Comptroller Ahmadu Bello Shuaibu, the Comptroller, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘B’ Kaduna of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced impounding consignments of donkey bones and donkey meat respectively.
Comptroller A.B Shuaibu, who made this known on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 during a media briefing on the activities of the Unit from 17th April to 17th May 2024 also said the worth of the
seizure is a combined Duty Paid Value (DPV) of about Three Billion Naira.
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While giving the breakdown, the Comptroller said “On the April 25, 2024, operatives of the Unit acting on credible intelligence intercepted One (1) Truck with Registration Number GGE 526 XL along Sokoto/Gusau Road in Zamfara State conveying illicit goods which were brought to Kaduna for further examination. Upon careful examination the truck was discovered to be conveying 750 sacks of donkey bones. The DPV for the donkey bones was estimated at Two Billion, Three Hundred and Sixty Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N2, 363,500,000.00) only.
“It would interest you to know that One (1) suspect was arrested in connection with the seizure.
“Again on May 5, 2024 at about 0310hrs, the operatives of the Unit intercepted Two (2) Canter Trucks carrying Dried Donkey Meat along Kontagora – Tegina Road in Niger State. After 100% physical examination the trucks were found to contain 860 sacks of Dried Donkey meat. Three (3) suspects were also arrested in connection with the seizure.
“Another concern is the seizure of 58,740 sachets of tramadol and 48,000 ampules of Anelgin injection that was arrested by the operatives of the Unit on the 2nd of May 2024 at about 1130hrs along Saminaka/Nimbiya/Kafanchan axis of Kaduna state. These illicit drugs were neatly concealed with motor spare parts but our eagle eye was able to catch up with them. The DPV of these illicit drugs is One Hundred and Sixty-Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N167,500.00) only.
“Other items intercepted by the Unit within the period under review include the following: 12 vehicles (means of conveyance), 174 Bags of Foreign Rice (50 kg each), 234 Jerry cans of PMS (25 litres each), 109 bales of second hand clothing, 367 cartons of Spaghetti
50 cartons of Macaroni, 47 Jerry cans of foreign vegetable oil.
“Other items seized are: 6 sacks of used shoes, 100 sacks of snuff, 30 bags of foreign sugar (25kg each), 2,255 cartons of herbicide chemical, 10 cartons of foreign couscous, 235 Bags of Foreign flour (25kg each) and Over 100 cartons of general goods.
“The total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of the seized items is Three Billion, One Hundred and Seventy-Five Million, Eighty Four Thousand Naira, Two Hundred and Seventeen Naira and Seventy-Five Kobo (N 3,175,084,217.75) only” he concluded.
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