Earlier Thread: https://www.nairaland.com/6686463/hameed-ali-customs-seize-54

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has arrested three persons over alleged illegal exportation of pangolin scales and elephant tusks worth N22.3 billion in Lagos.

Hameed Ali, comptroller general of customs, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Wednesday. He said the items seized included pangolin scales in 196 sacks weighing 17,137.44kg, elephant tusks weighing 870.44kg, and pangolin claws measuring 4.60kg.

He said the intercepted items were evacuated from Ijeoma street in Lekki, Lagos state, adding that three suspects in connection with the seizure have been arrested. “Already, three suspects who are non-nationals have been arrested. They are: Mr Traore Djakonba, Mr Isiak Musa and Mr Mohammed Bereta. The kingpin, Mr Berete Morybinet, is on the run thinking he can evade the long arm of the law.

“Security agencies at all entry and exit points are on red alert to track and arrest him to face justice. He is, therefore, advised in his interest to surrender himself to the NCS,” he said.

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Kyari for don sell them..

For those of you wondering why our customs is stopping elephant tusks...Nigeria is a signatory to something called CITES....which prevents the trade in endangered species and their byproducts.

Not following CITES can lead to sanctions.

For more info see here

Elephant trunk is some Major Money.
In Tanzania, if you caught with it , it is 40 years in Jail.

Why is this shit so expensive though?

And I'm looking for 5k for survival?

a photo of the kingpin on the run would greatly help.... even though wearing a mask due to covid situation makes it difficult to recognize people

Penguin2:
Why is this shit so expensive though?

pangolin scales etc are used for traditional chinese medicine and these people love it, as for elephant tusks, because its so rare, the price shoots through the roof... have you seen the price of IVORY lately??!!? you can actually get ivory from different other animals too (hippo, walruses, warthogs, some whales etc) but Ivory from elephant tusk is the most valued one.

GRACETOLIVE:


And I'm looking for 5k for survival?

Keep looking.

Dayummmmmm

Just imagine how many elephants were killed Africans killing their endangered species to sell to China that are protecting theirs

How

Cha E!

How are these things even expensive


Also.....


My question is...... Which type of product is donkey skin used for??

Hmm

Asgard73:
Kyari for don sell them..

hahhaha.

K

I never knew tusks were capable of raking in such money.

If it was local criminals now their faces would have been plastered all over this report.

Elephant will so go on extinct in Nigeria, thanks to these people

This is serious.

IfIPerishIPeris:
Elephant trunk is some Major Money.
In Tanzania, if you caught with it , it is 40 years in Jail.

I never knew that it's valuable.
Wow!!

7

you say Wetin? 22 billion for this scraps? dt bar too much abegi

This where custom get power but powerless when they see herdsmen and bandits smuggling arms into the county

Beancounter94:
For those of you wondering why our customs is stopping elephant tusks...Nigeria is a signatory to something called CITES....which prevents the trade in endangered species and their byproducts.

Not following CITES can lead to sanctions.

For more info see here

Who ask you ?

Cow horn too must be expensive. It's like I see one just now

Beancounter94:
For those of you wondering why our customs is stopping elephant tusks...Nigeria is a signatory to something called CITES....which prevents the trade in endangered species and their byproducts.

Not following CITES can lead to sanctions.

For more info see here

Plenty thanks