small generators, popularly called “I better pass my
neighbour”.
The
Controller, Federation Operations Unit Zone A, Lagos of the
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Madugu Sanni Jubrin
disclosed this, yesterday. He said: “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,” Jubrin said.
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