No fewer than 4,118 cartons of frozen poultry products have been destroyed the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit Zone C, Owerri, Imo State.
The products according to the NCS has a duty paid value (DPV) of N83.3 million.
The Customs Area Controller (CAC), NCS, FOU, Zone C, Owerri, Comptroller Bukar Amajam who disclosed this in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the unit, ASCI Chioma Onuoha said the poultry products were transported in a 1X40ft container.
According to Amajam, this was achieved through a tip off from an informant to operatives of the NCS, FOU, Zone C, Owerri. The unit with the aid of partner security agencies including the National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Nigeria Police Force, was able to secure the container and its contents and destroyed it in line with government directives.
Amajam stressed that frozen poultry products were illegal since it was contained in the import prohibition lists (IPL).
He called on the public not to patronise such products which he said are harmful to human health.
