The seizure of fairly-used electronics belonging to a group of importers by the Nigerian Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency is brewing controversy.
The importers, under the aegis of the Association of Importers of Fairly-Used Electronics and Allied Products, Alaba International Market, Lagos, have called on the Federal Government to prevail on NESREA to release their seized goods unconditionally, describing the seizure as ‘illegal and fraudulent.’
In an interview with PUNCH METRO on Monday in Lagos, the association’s Chairman, Mr. Gilbert Aragwe, said, “About eight NESREA female officials came to check the imported electronics in our containers. They were merely selecting the television sets and DVD players.
“The officials declared the black television sets and the DVD players as unfit for Nigerian users, while those that are silverlic, were marked as fit for the Nigerian users.
“There was no court order (warrant) for the inspection, detention and seizure of the goods.
“There was no instrument for testing the state of each television set or DVD players. Television sets and DVD players are not on the list of prohibited goods.”
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