The Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, has narrated how it foiled attempt by suspected ritualist to send corpse of a one-year old baby through courier.
Ibrahim Bako, the Coordinator, NURTW, Area 1, Garki, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, gave the account in an interview with NAN, in Abuja.
He said the suspect attempted to send a parcel concealing the baby’s corpse to Gwagwalada, a satellite town in the territory.
He was speaking on the experiences of some of the union members registered to operate courier and logistics services.
‘’From our previous experiences, we have seized cocaine and other hard drugs
“We have also discovered a corpse of a year old baby being sent to Gwagwalada in the FCT, as well as two riffles, among others.
“The contrabands and the persons who came to send them were handed over to the police,
“Some of the suspected criminals are still in the prison,” he said.
NAN reports that transporters who are registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and obtained a license from the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)’s Courier Regulatory Department are allowed to operate courier and logistics services.
Bako stressed the importance of following the right channels in courier and logistics services delivery.
According to him, NURTW members engaging in the services always ensured that only genuine parcels were collected from the senders.
He added that any goods being tampered with did not follow the right path.
“Some will not come to our office but prefer sending their items through our drivers to other destinations by giving them small amount of money.
“Automatically, that is not proper, there is something hidden there,
“However, if we suspect a parcel possibly contains contraband like hard drugs or illegal arms, we will ask the person to open it for a scrutiny.
“If there is no illegal item, we will close it back and send it,” he said.
Furthermore, Mr Chike Okoro, the General Manager of Jokimna Motor Limited, Jabi, said the company always use the right measure to curtail, fight or prevent issues of tampering with customers” parcels and goods.
According to him, people fall victims to criminal activities while patronising road side drivers because of their charges which tend to be lesser than corporate companies.
How we foiled attempt by suspected ritualist to courier baby’s corpse – NURTW