Customs intercepts 130kg elephant tusks, arrests four suspected traffickers

 

(Posted 17th June 2026)

 

Courtesy of African Elephant News

Adaku Onyenucheya, The Guardian (Nigeria), June 16, 2026
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, Lagos, in collaboration with the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), has arrested four suspects and seized 22 elephant tusks weighing 130.84 kilogrammes.
Read more (5 min) (The Sun) (Daily Trend) (New Telegraph) (PM News) (One Page Africa) (AllAfrica) (Arise News)
0

Your comments are welcome and will receive a response in due course.

ATCNews: 

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome is the founder and publisher of ATCNews, Eastern Africa’s leading aviation, tourism and conservation news blog of its kind. Wolfgang has nearly 50 years of experience in the tourism, aviation and conservation fields in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, covering all aspects of safari-, hotel- and air-operations.

The Managing Editor of ATCNews is Mrs. Esther C. Goossens.

Facebook Twitter Linkedin

© 2026 ATCNews | Website developed and maintained by Kasiryelabs