Nigeria Special Wildlife Office

July 31, 2025 – Lagos, Nigeria In a significant victory for wildlife protection in West Africa, Focused Conservation and the Nigeria Customs Service Special Wildlife Office (NSWO) successfully intercepted a shipment of protected birds at Lagos International Airport. The birds—originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and destined for Kuwait—were seized just before […]

July 2025 | Nigeria In a bold and coordinated effort, Nigeria Customs Service’s Special Wildlife Office (SWO)—mentored and supported by Focused Conservation—has successfully disrupted a major organized criminal network trafficking in pangolin scales. The covert investigation, dubbed Operation Orange, culminated on July 16, 2025, with the arrest of a key suspect and the seizure of

Yola, Nigeria — June 27, 2025 In a major victory for wildlife and border enforcement, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Special Wildlife Office (SWO)—a specialized unit initiated and mentored by Focused Conservation—intercepted 111 live and 9 dead African grey parrots at the Gurin border crossing with Cameroon. The parrots, one of Africa’s most trafficked bird

June 10, 2025 | Lagos, Nigeria — A sophisticated, intelligence-led investigation by the Nigeria Customs Service Special Wildlife Office (SWO), supported by Focused Conservation and Nigeria Customs Police, has disrupted a transnational wildlife trafficking syndicate operating between Cameroon and Nigeria. The targeted group was actively involved for years in the illegal trade of live pangolins—one

June 3, 2025 | Lagos, Nigeria — A joint intelligence-led investigation targeting the illegal trade of protected parrots has resulted in a significant enforcement success just a day after World Parrot Day. On June 1, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Special Wildlife Office, supported by Focused Conservation and the NCS Intelligence Unit, launched Operation Metsonia

A major wildlife trafficking ring operating in Nigeria was disrupted on May 24, 2025 in a joint law enforcement operation code-named Operation Teak. The operation, led by the Nigeria Customs Service Special Wildlife Office (NSWO) with support from Focused Conservation and the Nigeria Customs Service Police, resulted in the arrest of a prominent illegal pet

In a successful operation spurred by critical intelligence developed by Focused Conservation, Nigeria Special Wildlife Officers (NSWO) recently intercepted a wildlife trafficking attempt involving twelve (12) live African Grey Parrots. Dubbed Operation Beach, the investigation began in Kaduna, where officers were deployed to monitor suspicious, unaccompanied boxes believed to contain wildlife. The boxes were being

On March 23, 2025, a critical wildlife crime operation unfolded in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, a known hub for organized crime and wildlife trafficking. With assistance from Focused Conservation, the Nigeria Special Wildlife Office (NSWO), supported by the Nigeria Customs Police, executed Operation Willow—an intelligence-driven sting to dismantle a key trafficking network supplying pangolin scales. The

Mfum, Nigeria – March 12, 2025 – Authorities in Nigeria have made a significant breakthrough in the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking with the arrest of a suspect near the Nigeria-Cameroon border. The operation, dubbed Operation Sycamore, was carried out by the Nigeria Special Wildlife Office (NSWO) with critical support from the Nigeria Customs Intelligence