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Donkey Hides And Skin: Ban On Export Of Donkey Hides From Nigeria Still Intact – NAQS
The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) recently reminded donkey hides and skin exporters that the ban on export of donkey hide is still intact as contained on the country’s Export Prohibition List.
This important information was contained in a statement signed by the Head, Media, Communications and Strategies, NAQS, Dr Chigozie Nwodo, where the Director General, NAQS, Dr. Vincent Isegbe, debunked trending news report misleading Nigerians that the agency had resumed certification of donkey skin for export.
Dr. Isegbe recalled that the Agency met with all the relevant associations recently to chart a course of action towards restocking the donkeys through breeding and ranching in order to put the animals beyond the threat of extinction.
There was a recent report by NAQS screaming: Donkey Going into Extinction, Stop Illegal Killings in the press.
The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has warned Nigerians to desist from illegal killings of donkeys as the animal population is depleting and risks extinction.
NAQS said it is aware of illegal exportation of donkey hides to China and indiscriminate killing of the animal for some consumption in some parts of the country.
Addressing journalists in Abuja, the Director-General of NAQS, Dr. Vincent Isegbe said that legal actions were being taken on arrested culprits and the hides destroyed.
According to the NAQS boss, the government would consider delisting Donkey Hide from the contraband category only after the scale has tilted in favour of the recovery of the Nigerian donkeys.
“The decline of the donkey population in Nigeria was driven by surging demand for Donkey Hide in Asia. The product is used in making potions and items presumed to have therapeutic and cosmetic value”, he added.
This was made known by the Comptroller General, NAQS, Dr. Vincent Isegbe, during a press conference held at headquarters of the agency in Abuja.
Isegbe maintained that the ban on export of donkey skin remains and warned that Nigerians and foreigners involved would face full wrath of the law.
He said: “Concerning this donkey predicament, it is important to know that Nigerian donkey is going into extinction, the population has gone down drastically, and the slaughter of donkey is bad.
“The law is against it, the slaughter, transportation, storage it and the trade in donkey hides, and in the same manner you cannot import any wet, dry or blue hides of livestock into Nigeria and you cannot export it too”.
However, let us also look at what those opposing the action of the Federal Government have to say:
Three Million Nigerians will Lose Jobs if Senate Bans Donkey Slaughtering, Says Dealers.
The Donkey Dealers Association also said recently that the proposed Senate bill seeking to ban donkey slaughtering in Nigeria would result in loss of businesses and investments for three million Nigerians.
The National Chairman of the association, Mr. Ifeanyi Dike said this at a one-day public hearing on eight bills being proposed for the agricultural sector.
The public hearing was organized by the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development chaired by Senator Bima Enagi.
The bill titled, “Donkey Slaughter Regulation and Export Certification Bill, 2020,” was sponsored by Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi.
The proposed legislation passed second reading on July 6, 2022.
It aimed at mitigating the extinction of donkeys given their aesthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational and scientific value to the Nigerian nation.
It also sought to declare donkeys as endangered species which as a result of indiscriminate slaughtering for the purpose of harvesting its skin, had greatly depleted the national herd of the animal.
Dike maintained that an outright ban on slaughtering of donkeys was not a solution to the envisaged extinction of donkeys in Nigeria.
He said, “We should know that the outright blanket ban as proposed by this bill will create some powerful smuggling syndicates who are bent on getting the donkey derivatives for export to China thereby sabotaging the economy.
“The blanket ban on donkey killing and export of its derivatives as a result of morbid fear of its extinction has failed to realize that regulation, ranching and breeding is the solution to the problem”.
Which one do we take? We need to strike a balance.
Stay with us for more on this.
Our company is one of the best companies in Agro-Export Business in Nigeria today. We train individuals and corporate organizations on how to do Export Business the right way; if you are interested, please contact the admin of this forum now for further details.
The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) recently reminded donkey hides and skin exporters that the ban on export of donkey hide is still intact as contained on the country’s Export Prohibition List.
This important information was contained in a statement signed by the Head, Media, Communications and Strategies, NAQS, Dr Chigozie Nwodo, where the Director General, NAQS, Dr. Vincent Isegbe, debunked trending news report misleading Nigerians that the agency had resumed certification of donkey skin for export.
Dr. Isegbe recalled that the Agency met with all the relevant associations recently to chart a course of action towards restocking the donkeys through breeding and ranching in order to put the animals beyond the threat of extinction.
There was a recent report by NAQS screaming: Donkey Going into Extinction, Stop Illegal Killings in the press.
The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has warned Nigerians to desist from illegal killings of donkeys as the animal population is depleting and risks extinction.
NAQS said it is aware of illegal exportation of donkey hides to China and indiscriminate killing of the animal for some consumption in some parts of the country.
Addressing journalists in Abuja, the Director-General of NAQS, Dr. Vincent Isegbe said that legal actions were being taken on arrested culprits and the hides destroyed.
According to the NAQS boss, the government would consider delisting Donkey Hide from the contraband category only after the scale has tilted in favour of the recovery of the Nigerian donkeys.
“The decline of the donkey population in Nigeria was driven by surging demand for Donkey Hide in Asia. The product is used in making potions and items presumed to have therapeutic and cosmetic value”, he added.
This was made known by the Comptroller General, NAQS, Dr. Vincent Isegbe, during a press conference held at headquarters of the agency in Abuja.
Isegbe maintained that the ban on export of donkey skin remains and warned that Nigerians and foreigners involved would face full wrath of the law.
He said: “Concerning this donkey predicament, it is important to know that Nigerian donkey is going into extinction, the population has gone down drastically, and the slaughter of donkey is bad.
“The law is against it, the slaughter, transportation, storage it and the trade in donkey hides, and in the same manner you cannot import any wet, dry or blue hides of livestock into Nigeria and you cannot export it too”.
However, let us also look at what those opposing the action of the Federal Government have to say:
Three Million Nigerians will Lose Jobs if Senate Bans Donkey Slaughtering, Says Dealers.
The Donkey Dealers Association also said recently that the proposed Senate bill seeking to ban donkey slaughtering in Nigeria would result in loss of businesses and investments for three million Nigerians.
The National Chairman of the association, Mr. Ifeanyi Dike said this at a one-day public hearing on eight bills being proposed for the agricultural sector.
The public hearing was organized by the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development chaired by Senator Bima Enagi.
The bill titled, “Donkey Slaughter Regulation and Export Certification Bill, 2020,” was sponsored by Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi.
The proposed legislation passed second reading on July 6, 2022.
It aimed at mitigating the extinction of donkeys given their aesthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational and scientific value to the Nigerian nation.
It also sought to declare donkeys as endangered species which as a result of indiscriminate slaughtering for the purpose of harvesting its skin, had greatly depleted the national herd of the animal.
Dike maintained that an outright ban on slaughtering of donkeys was not a solution to the envisaged extinction of donkeys in Nigeria.
He said, “We should know that the outright blanket ban as proposed by this bill will create some powerful smuggling syndicates who are bent on getting the donkey derivatives for export to China thereby sabotaging the economy.
“The blanket ban on donkey killing and export of its derivatives as a result of morbid fear of its extinction has failed to realize that regulation, ranching and breeding is the solution to the problem”.
Which one do we take? We need to strike a balance.
Stay with us for more on this.
Our company is one of the best companies in Agro-Export Business in Nigeria today. We train individuals and corporate organizations on how to do Export Business the right way; if you are interested, please contact the admin of this forum now for further details.
