The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operation Unit Zone ‘C’, Owerri has destroyed 11,315 cartons of imported poultry products valued at N90.52 million in Benin, Edo State.
The Officer-in-Charge of the Benin Axis of NCS, Federal Operation Unit, Zone C, Dahiru Usman-Shehu, made this known in a statement in Benin on Wednesday.
Usman-Shehu said that the 11,315 cartons of imported poultry products (chicken and turkey) had a duty of N18.1 million and duty paid value of N108. 62million.
He said that the products were seized on Monday along the Benin-Ekiadolor axis by Lagos Expressway at 10:14pm.
According to him, the poultry products were conveyed in a Daf truck with registration number LND 641 XM.
Usman Shehu said: “The items were destroyed at the Customs House Destruction site on Tuesday in compliance with the Federal Government policies on importation of frozen products.”
