CM hails wildlife protection raids

CM hails wildlife protection raids

Following a raid on two illegal markets in Multan, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has appreciated the wildlife department, district administration and police for conducting a joint operation to protect wildlife and rare birds. Provincial Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb also paid tribute to the raiding team, saying it had "bravely implemented the law despite fierce resistance". She added, "A zero tolerance policy is being implemente…

ILLEGAL WILDLIFE : Customs Foils Attempt To Smuggle Endangered Species Into Nigeria At Calabar Border

Officers and Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone/Akwa Ibom Area Command, have intercepted a large consignment of illegal wildlife products at Calabar’s Mfum/Ekok Joint Border Station. The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Chukwudi Ogbonna, disclosed that the items were intercepted from a traveller entering Nigeria from Cameroon during a routine baggage inspection at the border station on Wednesd…

Customs Stops Large Consignment Of Illegal Wildlife Products

Officers and Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone/Akwa Ibom Area Command, have intercepted a large consignment of illegal wildlife products at Calabar’s Mfum/Ekok Joint Border Station.  Speaking at a press briefing in Calabar on Monday, 24 March 2025, the Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Chukwudi Ogbonna, disclosed that the items were intercepted from a traveller entering Nigeria from Cameroon d…