Courier and Logistics Regulatory Department (CLRD) of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), recently, extended its random raid to Abuja, the federal capital territory, where it clamped down on illegal courier operators that were defrauding the federal government of huge sums of money.
NIPOST, which is mandated by law to licence and regulate courier operators in Nigeria, had raided several courier operators in Lagos, which are currently being prosecuted, and it has vowed to take such clampdown to other cities of the country.
They were raided for various offenses, ranging from illegal courier operation without a valid operational licence, refusal to renew licences yearly, dumping of courier items without delivery, undercutting of prices and other sharp practices that are inimical to the growth of courier business in Nigeria.
The clampdown in Abuja was carried out by a combined task force, comprising of the enforcement team from CLRD; NIPOST Investigation and Security team; the Police team from the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID), Alagbon, Lagos and a combined team of Police Officers from FCT Command in Abuja.
The combined enforcement team that carried out the Abuja clampdown, was led by Mr. Worimegbe Banks, assistant general manager in charge of Ethics, Complaint and Strategy at CLRD.
