4 Arrested As Authorities Seize 130kg Of Illegal Ivory In Lagos, Ogun

Four suspected wildlife traffickers have been arrested following the seizure of 22 elephant tusks weighing 130.84 kilogrammes during a joint operation in Lagos and Ogun states.
The suspects were apprehended by operatives of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), the Nigeria Customs Service and the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) after days of surveillance in Ofada, Mowe and Lagos.
The operation also led to the confiscation of a vehicle allegedly used in the illegal trade.
Director-General of NESREA, Prof. Innocent Barikor, described the operation as a breakthrough in the fight against wildlife trafficking, stressing that Nigeria would not...