Kebbi Area Command of the Nigerian Custom Service, says it has generated N98.2 million in May, representing 111 per cent of the command’s monthly revenue target in the state.
Area Controller of the command, Ben Oramalugo made this known while handing over seized donkey meat and skins to the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Services NAQS in Birnin Kebbi.
On the right to seize donkey meat and skins, Oramalugo, noted that customs are empowered to detain, seize and condemn any item on several grounds as enshrined in Section 167 of CEMA Cap C45 LFN 2004.
He added that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES, which was an international agreement between governments, frowns at illegal trade of endangered species which threatened the survival of the species and Nigeria is Signatory to the agreement.
In his remarks, Assistant Comptroller General of NAQS, In-charge of North- West Zone, Adamu Isah-Gano, who received the items for further necessary action, appreciated the command’s efforts in its anti- smuggling activities in the state.
