Nigeria, July 5 -- The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has raised the alarm over the activities of unlicensed courier operators, stating that they help criminals to move dangerous weapons and illicit drugs across the country.

It also expressed concerns over the proliferation and infiltration of illegal courier operators and logistics companies across the nation's major cities.

General Manager of NIPOST Courier and Logistics Regulations Department in Ondo, Oludotun Sounde, stated these at a stakeholders' engagement held on Friday in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

Mr Sounde explained that the activities of the illegal courier companies were now posing a threat to national security and the economy.

He lamented that many courier operator...