Nigerian customs seize 24 trafficked birds from conflict-hit north

Nigerian customs on Tuesday said they had intercepted several endangered wildlife species being trafficked in the country's north, including two dozen African crowned crane birds.The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) said in a statement that it confiscated two hyenas, one porcupine and 24 of the brightly coloured birds from traffickers on April 9 in Maiduguri, the capital of northeastern Borno state, where a 17-year insurgency has turned forest reserves into jihadist strongholds.

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