The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’, Owerri has continued to effectively checkmate the excesses of smugglers of contraband goods in the country following the latest seizure of a total of 24,273 cartons of imported frozen poultry products with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N 256,264,200.
In a press statement released by the Public Relations Officer of the Unit, Onuigbo Ifeoma, the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Haruna Mamudu said that the items which were cleverly and deceitfully concealed in a Scania truck with an inscription ‘DHL’ were seized on the Benin axis in Edo State.

Compt. Haruna, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the Customs Warehouse in Benin said that the Duty Paid Value (DPV) of the items impounded stood at N256,264,200 just as three suspects were arrested by the eagle-eyed Customs men on duty in connection with the illegal business.
The Customs Comptroller, who spoke of the consequences usually associated with the consumption of foreign frozen poultry products preserved with chemicals meant for the preservation of dead bodies, regretted that a number of untimely deaths had occurred as a result of this.

He said that the NCS had continued to ensure maximum media publicity in respect of the dangers posed to human health by imported frozen poultry products and warned those still engrossed in the illicit business to desist forthwith in their own interest or face the full weight of the law.

counsellorwiser:
How odd that a hungry nation is happy destroying foods that could save millions of starving malnourished Nigerians. They claim,that they are harmful, but we all know that's a general and lazy declaration. Have they tested this particular batch to ascertain if it is harmful too? Is it not more sensible to seize them, test their human consumption safety, and then distribute to IDP's and orphanages across the country if they are not harmful?

Wasting what you do have in surplus is surplus stupidity.

counsellorwiser:
How odd that a hungry nation is happy destroying foods that could save millions of starving malnourished Nigerians. They claim,that they are harmful, but we all know that's a general and lazy declaration. Have they tested this particular batch to ascertain if it is harmful too? Is it not more sensible to seize them, test their human consumption safety, and then distribute to IDP's and orphanages across the country if they are not harmful?

Wasting what you do have in surplus is surplus stupidity.

dorothy111:
They should not take everything to IDP camp, rather the goods should be taken to each local government and share equally.
Hunger is in town.