The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) as well as the entire poultry farmers in the country has commended the outstanding performance of the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command over its effort at curtailing the excesses of the smugglers of the frozen poultry products in the country.
The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of Seme Area Command, Mr. Garba Ndalati who made this known while destroying some of the poultry products seized by the command concealed in various forms to evade officers on duty stressed that smugglers of poultry products should find genuine and alternative ways of doing business as the tempo of Zero tolerance to smuggling of poultry products would be sustained in the command.
Ndalati in a release signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Taupyen Selechang noted that in compliance with Headquarters’ directive in July 2015 on enforcement of total ban on importation of poultry product into Nigeria, it was evident that Seme Area Command complied with the directive by launching Operation Hawk Descend on the 7th of July, 2015.
The Controller observed that the command had been able to achieve a remarkable success in the enforcement of the directive as the smuggling of poultry products through illegal routes of Seme had been contained with and drastically suppressed.
The release read partly,” In compliance with the headquarters directives dated 03 July, 2015, on the enforcement of total ban on importation of poultry product into Nigeria; it is worthy of note that Seme Area Command complied with this directives by launching “Operation Hawk Descend” on the 7th of July, 2015.
“The Area command has been able to achieve a remarkable success in the enforcement of this onerous task, as the smuggling of poultry product through illegal routes of Seme has been contained with and drastically suppressed.
“Worthy of commendation is also a note of appreciation from the leadership of the Poultry Association of Nigeria and the entire Nigeria poultry farmers to the Customs Area Controller and the officers of his command for the excellent and outstanding performance through various onslaughts of the smuggled poultry products into the country.
“The Area Controller Alhaji Ndalati, G.M made this observation when destroying some of the poultry product seized that was concealed in various forms to evade officers on duty. He further stressed that smugglers of poultry products should find genuine and alternative ways of doing business as the tempo of ” zero tolerance to smuggling of poultry products” will be sustained in the command”.
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