A large quantity of counterfeit goods certified to be unfit for human consumption have been destroyed by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command, in collaboration with the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Sokoto.
The destruction, which took place at the Kwanawa dumping Site in Sokoto, was witnessed by heads of other security agencies, which included the Nigerian Army, NSCand DC, and Nigerian Police among others as well as government officials.
Items destroyed included unregistered Tomato Paste, Condensed Milk, Alfakher Shisha, Ginjar Tea, Maggi and others.
The Comptroller of Customs, Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command, Musa Omale said the destruction is in line with the Service mandate of smuggling suppression, and explained that the destruction of seized items was certified by NAFDAC to be unfit for human consumption.
“Section 245 of NCS Act 2023 empowers the Service to seize goods that contravene customs and excise laws and be disposed of in such a manner the service directs.
“Disposal of items by destruction as we witness today is carried out as the last resort. These are unregistered smuggled items that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) certified to be unfit for human consumption,” the NCS boss said.
Omale warned smugglers to desist from the dastardly act which is inimical to the health of Nigerians, the economy, and the overall development of the country, assured Nigerians that as the gatekeeper of the country’s border, the Service will not relent in its effort to ensure that goods unhealthy for human consumption and injurious to the economy do not see the light of the day.
On his part, the Sokoto State Coordinator of NAFDAC, Garba Abubakar Adamu, commended the NCS for assisting NAFDAC in the fight against unregistered food items and drugs in the state.
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