The Federal government has banned
the importation of smaller generators popularly called "I better pas my neighbor”.
The Controller, Federation Operations Unit Zone A, Lagos of the Nigeria Customs
Service (NCS), Madugu Sanni Jubrin, made this known to newsmen yesterday Nov.
17th.
“The smaller generators have been
banned by the Federal Government because it is causing air pollution and
destruction of our lungs and breathing system.
That is why they have banned it but
people are still interested in smuggling them in, that is why we intercepted
them. If you go to the market, you still see them because people have imported
them before the ban. So it is the leftover they had before the ban that they
are selling because the law did not backdate the ban and it is not an absolute
prohibition.
It is prohibition by trade which means you
cannot bring it in large quantity and sell to the public. That is the type of
prohibition we have on this but if you buy one piece, Customs will not seize
it.
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