Following an operation carried out in parts of northern Nigeria, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has transferred seized donkey parts worth ₦3.94 billion (approximately $1.9 million) to the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) at its Kaduna office.
According to the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone B of the Nigeria Customs Service, the intercepted items included 700 bags of donkey bones valued at ₦1.86 billion, along with 2,500 pieces of donkey skin estimated at ₦2.07 billion.
Comptroller Aminu Sule, who heads the Federal Operations Unit Zone B of the Nigeria Customs Service, stated that the transfer was conducted in line with national efforts to uphold environmental protection regulations and discourage the trade in parts of protected species.
“This seizure sends a strong warning to traffickers that the Nigeria Customs Service will not tolerate the exploitation of endangered animals,” Sule said.
