The Nigeria Customs Service has buried second-hand bales of clothes seized in Katsina.
The exercise took place in Katsina on Wednesday at the special refuse dump provided by the state’s emergency management agency at Barawa, in the Batagarawa LGA.
The event was in collaboration with the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency and the state emergency management agency.
The NCS controller in Katsina, Abba Aji, said the disposal of the seized second-hand clothes worth millions of naira was necessary because they had begun to decay.
“Before taking the decision to bury these seized bales of clothes, we consulted with various stakeholders, especially the officials of NESREA and that of the state emergency management agency,” said Mr Aji.
NESREA coordinator in Katsina Jibrin Inuwa-Kwankwaso said the agency advised the NCS to bury the decayed clothes instead of burning them to prevent air pollution.
He explained that the decision was due to the modern methods provided for evacuating refuse and preventing the contamination of the environment.
“Burning such items is dangerous to the environment. This had to be done to ensure a healthy environment,” the coordinator said.
Also, a director from the state environmental agency, Imrana Idris-Nadabo, said the state government under Governor Dikko Radda provided the refuse dump.
He said that the decision to dispose of the pre-owned clothes at the location was due to the mutual understanding and collaboration between the agency and the NCS.
According to him, the state government will not relent in its efforts to collaborate with other partners towards keeping the environment clean and healthy.
