Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service have intercepted a 40-foot container loaded with donkey genitals along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway, the Service said on Thursday. The interception, suspected to be destined for illegal export, was uncovered on Friday, June 5, 2025, at about 9 pm following a coordinated surveillance operation by officers of the Special Wildlife Office and Customs Intelligence Unit. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday. The CG, who was represented by the National Public Relations Officer of the Service, Abdullahi Maiwada, described the seizure as part of the service’s intensified efforts to clamp down on illegal wildlife trade in Nigeria. He said the interception highlights the growing involvement of transnational criminal networks in the exploitation of endangered species for illicit profits.
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