Poultry association decries inability of police, others to protect borders

By : Femi Ibirogba, Head, Agro-Economy

Date: 27 May 2019 4:50am WAT

Soldiers and policemen stand at the gate of the state headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on March 10, 2019. - Fears has gripped residents of oil-rich Port Harcourt city in Niger delta region as state headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commission has been condoned off by dozens of fierce looking soldiers, anti-riots policemen and other complementary security agents who are jointly patrolling the city ahead of the much awaited results of the just concluded governorship and state assembly elections. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has decried the inability of the armed forces, the police and other paramilitary agencies, as well as the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS), to secure Nigerian borders against food smuggling, trafficking and contrabands.

President of the association, Mr. Ezekiel Ibrahim Mam, who disclosed this in an exclusive interview with The Guardian, said the Nigerian borders are too porous and wide, urging the government to make made-in-Nigeria products competitive by improving on electric power generation and distribution and ease of doing business, among others.