The President of the poultry farmers association of Nigeria, Ezekiel Ibrahim on Tuesday announced that 1.3 tonnes of poultry meat are smuggled into Nigeria in 2017.
He urged the federal government not to contemplate lifting ban on importation of poultry products.
Ibrahim said this while speaking at a one day seminar for poultry farmers, titled; ‘Impact of smuggled poultry products on the economy and health of Nigerians.’
The association also raised alarm over increasing terminal kidney and liver diseases prevalent among consumers of smuggled or imported poultry products in the country.
He urged the Kwara state government to encourage communities in the state which share boundaries with Benin Republic to become whistle blowers on the unpatriotic and obnoxious activities of smugglers.
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