The Customs Special Wildlife Office (CSWO) in an intelligence-led operation with the Wildlife Justice Commission has arrested three Nigerians for “facilitating the illegal export of wildlife to Asia during the sale of five pieces of elephant tusk”.
The illegal wildlife traders were reportedly arrested with the elephant tusks weighing 25.35kg said to worth about USD16,000 in the country of destination.
“The crime is a contravention of the Endangered Species Act of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Nigeria Customs Service Act,” the CSWO said in a statement.
“These suspects will definitely be prosecuted in the court of law,” it added.
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