The federal government has embarked on a clamp down on unregistered couriers and logistics operators in Lagos State.
According to Vanguard, the Nigerian Postal Service, on Tuesday impounded 28 unlicensed and unregistered illegal courier logistics operators in Lagos.
The operation which was led by the head of the enforcement team, Mr Banks Worimegbe, and the Assistant General Manager, Ethics, Complaint and Strategy, CLRD, NIPOST, took place at Maryland and on Victoria Island.
The General Manager, Courier and Logistics Regulatory Department of NIPOST, Mr Dotun Sonde, while speaking to journalist before the operation, lamented the unethical practices by some of the operators, especially the unlicensed ones in the State.
Sonde said, “We have a bunch of unlicensed and unregistered illegal courier logistics operators who are operating with impunity without resorting to the dictate of the law,” adding that doing so is a crime against the state.
“Nigeria is not a lawless country, there’s a law in place that should be respected and the law is actually to create a peaceful environment for humanity, for business to thrive.
“We have cases of loss of items, undelivered items; they cannot even trace the person because they don’t know that the person doesn’t have a license.
“Sometimes, some carry arms and ammunition; some illicit drugs because they are not licensed, they won’t keep to the ethics of the business, some even carry currency
“These are faceless operators, you cannot trace them because they are not registered, so they go out there to do evil, take advantage of the gullible, ignorant fellow Nigerians who feel that they are in safe hands.”
He said government would not fold its arms, adding that the agency had prosecuted over 100 defaulters.
