The Special Wildlife Office of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it intercepted about 20,000 kilograms of illegal wildlife products and live specimens on the verge of being smuggled out of the country by criminals in the past three years.
Speaking on Tuesday at the second edition of the cooperation meeting between the service and the Wildlife Justice Commission, the head of NCS Special Wildlife Office, Abimbola Isafiade, stated that the office has so far secured 12 convictions on illegal wildlife cases and still counting
She said before now, the service recorded no prosecution on the arrest of Illegal wildlife cases.
“It is a major shift based on the commitment by NCS in developing the capacity of its officers. It is a huge investment which is yielding these visible results, and it shows that we are committed to the global cause,” Isafiade said.
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