Ebola: Custom impounds trailer load of monkey meat (Photos)

The Nigeria Custom Service has joined the fight against the spread of the dreaded Ebola virus by  impounding  a trailer load of smoked meat suspected to be monkey meat being imported into the country through the Jibia border in Katsina state.
Monkey is suspected to be one of the major source of the virus which has caused the death of five Nigerians.
The trailer loaded with the meat was seized by the Federal Operation Unit “zone B” led by OC of the team, Assistant Comptroller, Gambo Azare.

Seized monkey meatSeized monkey meat
According to the The Nation, the meat was destroyed under the supervision of the Comptroller, Federal Operation, Zone B of the service, ATS Maina and the deputy governor of Katsina State represented by the Commissioner for health

The officer who led the operation, Assistant Comptroller, Gambo Azare, told newsmen at the site where the seized meat was destroyed that the driver of trailer conveying the killer meat took to his heels, abandoning the vehicle when the trailer ran into a ditch after a hot chase by his men.

He further said that when the consignment was intercepted, officials of National Agency for Food Administration and Control (NAFDAC) was contacted who advised that the seized meat be destroyed within 24 hours.

Seized monkey meat being burntSeized monkey meat being burnt

President of Youth Action for Peace Development in Nigeria (YAPDIN), Comrade Suleiman Yero commended the Service for their efforts saying if not for their effort, the level of damage that would have been caused by the meat would have been unquantifiable if they had entered the country.

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4 Responses to “Ebola: Custom impounds trailer load of monkey meat (Photos)”

  1. Unknown's avatar

    Which region of Nigeria are all these monkey meats going to inspite of this ebola scare in Nigeria?

  2. Unknown's avatar

    Thank God

  3. Unknown's avatar

    serious? Thank God

  4. Unknown's avatar

    ah, these people wont kill us in this country

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