MV Flesh – CrossRiverWatch

FG Begins Investigation Into Strange Imported Animals In Calabar

by Admin
July 30, 2017

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The federal government on Friday said it has commenced investigation into the importation of some 740 animals imported from its southern port city of Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Minister for Agriculture, Audi Ogbeh said the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services has since been directed to investigate the incidence and called for

740 Snakes, Frogs, Milipedes, Spiders, Geckos, Intercepted By Customs In Calabar

by Admin

July 28, 2017

By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday announced the interception of 140 snakes and some 600 other animals including hairy frogs, geckos, millipedes and spiders in the container of a vessel; MV Flesh. The animals include snakes such as Atheris squamigera, Bitis gobanica, Dasypeltis ssp, Boiga pulverinata, among others, while the geckos