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Nigerian Customs Calls On Its Officers To Be Vigilant
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and the Nigerian Customs Service(NCS) have called on officers to exercise vigilance on the movement of animals from Niger Republic into Nigeria in order to prevent the spread of a disease known as the Charcoal Anthrax.
The NCS circular to its officers across the country was signed by the Controller Enforcement, Controller Victor Dimka on behalf of the Deputy Comptroller- General in-charge of Enforcement, Investigation and Inspection.
The circular read: “The headquarters received a report which reveals that the Nigerien Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock had notified the World Organisation for Animal Health of an outbreak of Charcoal Anthrax disease, Bacterium Bacillus Anthracis variant, in sheep and cattle in the country.”
The circular had the reference number NCS/ENF/ ABJ/033/S.114/VOL and entitled: Re: Outbreak of Charcoal Anthrax in sheep and cattle in Republic of Nigeria.
The NCS added: “Given the supply of cattle and sheep from Niger to Nigeria, the CGC (Controller- General of Customs) has directed on urgent need to place additional precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the disease into Nigeria through our land borders.”
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Meanwhile,the FMARD said that the anthrax is a deadly zoonotic disease with a high rate of mortality in humans and livestock.
The Chief Veterinary Officer of the Federation, Oniya Alabi, in the circular said that it had become important to strengthen surveillance systems across all entry points in border communities considering the mass movement of animals and products across the Niger Republic and Nigeria.
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