A total of 2,000 logs of wood bound to be illegally shipped to other parts of the world have been seized by the Edo State Police Command has at the Gelegele Seaport.
The PUNCH, quoting the state police spokesperson, SP Bello Kontongs, reported that the illegal loggers abandoned the woods and jumped into the river in order to escape arrest.
Katongs, on Wednesday, revealed that the logs said the logs that were intercepted in Ondo State would be sent back to Edo State.
He said, “At the seaport here are the logs of wood seized from illegal loggers. The 2,000 log seizure was done after Governor Godwin Obaseki gave an order to the Commissioner of Police, Philip Ogbadu, to arrest and check the activities of these criminals.
“The state government has banned the felling of trees in the 49 forest reserves in the state.
“The wood is being taken illegally to all parts of the world, which the state government is against. The forest reserves are for the benefit of all Edo people.
“Also, the illegal activities of these loggers are impacting negatively on wildlife. The recovered logs will be handed over to the state government by the CP in due course.”
