According to him, the operation was led by officers of the Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ and the SIS ‘A’ team of the Customs Intelligence Unit, with support from NESREA and the Wildlife Justice Commission.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’, has announced the seizure of 22 elephant tusks valued at over ₦126.3 million and the arrest of four suspects in a joint operation carried out alongside the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC).
According to a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of FOU Zone ‘A’, Chief Superintendent of Customs (CSC) Hussaini Abdullahi, the operation followed extensive intelligence gathering, surveillance, and investigation into an organised wildlife trafficking syndicate operating within and outside Nigeria.
Abdullahi said that the seizure took place at about 4:30pm on June 13, 2026, at Ofada in Mowe, Ogun State, while additional suspects linked to the trafficking network were apprehended in Lagos.
He stated that the intercepted consignment comprised 22 elephant tusks weighing 130.84 kilograms, with an estimated black-market value of ₦126,390,440.
