Customs Ready To Curtail Rice Smuggling In Niger, Kwara, Kogi – Comptroller

Date: 2018-12-07

The Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday expressed its readiness to curtail rice smuggling in the Niger Area Command comprising Niger, Kwara and Kogi States. Comptroller Abba Kassim, the Controller in charge of the area, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna.

He said: "All hands are on deck to prevent smuggling of goods before, during and after Christmas.'' Kassim said already measures had been put in place to ensure the arrest and possible prosecution of all those involved in illegal businesses.

The controller said the command would not rest in carrying out its constitutional duties of preventing smuggling of goods, especially arms, rice and cars through land borders.

He said: "We have already issued an order to officers deployed to border posts in Tungan Madugu, Kibira and Agbara Rofiya in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger. "The order was also sent to officers at border posts in Chikanda, Yashikira, Kuso Boso in Barutem Local Government Area of Kwara State to end the illegal business once and for all. "We are battle ready to end smuggling through our various strategies that will pave way for arrest and prosecution of smugglers.

"We have also reached out to youths in the border communities to assist our field officers with required intelligence information that will assist in curbing all forms of smuggling activities."

According to him, the command is a-no-go area for smugglers as competent officers have been stationed on identified illegal routes of smugglers to ensure their arrest and prosecution.

The controller said that officers of the command were on ground with basic working facilities to end the illegal activities once and for all.

He said: "As the year comes to an end, we are witnessing increased smuggling, especially rice for festivities and we are battle ready for them.

"So, there is no hiding place for rice smugglers in this zone. They should go back to farm and engage in commercial farming.

"Whatever tricks they use, we will combat them because we have zero tolerance for smuggling in this zone."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Oke-Ero     Amos Sayo     Sarkin Malamai     Oloye     Kwara TV     Kwara Apc     Quarry Royal Valley     Popo-Igbonna     Oro Grammar School     Sheikh Ariyibi     Ayo Salami     Christopher Odetunde     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Seni Saraki     Ariyo     Lawal Olohungbebe     ENetSuD     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Simeon Sayomi     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Kunle Akogun     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Alaaya     Bisi Oyeleke     Kazeem Gbolagade     Kwara State University Of Education     Olawuyi     Azeez Bello     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     PharmAccess Foundation     Yahaya Muhammad     Abioye Bello     Maimunat Oloriegbe     20 Billion Bond     Emir Of Yashikira     Fatimoh Lawal     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Computer Based Test     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Flights To Ilorin     JUSUN     Salake     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Ahmed \'Lateef     Alliance For Democracy     Ajia-Bako     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Abegunde Goke     ER-KANG     Bluenile Associates     Adekunle David Dunmade     Sobi Hill     Centre For Digital Economy     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Agbarigidoma     Ajikobi     Bureau Of Lands     Kumbi Titilope     Hassan Oyeleke     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Oluranti Idowu     Omoniyi Ayinla     Moshood Bakare     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Hijaab     Ganiyu Taofiq     Okanlawon Taiwo     Abdullahi Samari     Gabriel Fashanu     Bola Shagaya     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Tunde Idiagbon Road    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

UTME     Bello Oyedepo     Adisa Logun     Alabi Lawal     Femi Gbajabiamila     Moshood Mustapha     Mohammed Haruna     Hassanat Bello     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     David Adesina     Olabanji Orilonishe     Kwara University Of Education     Oke-Odo     Aisha Gobir     Principal Private Secretary     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Gani Saadu     Igbomina     Olabimpe Olani     Chief Of Staff     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Revenue Court     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Dan-Kazeem     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Oye Tinuoye     KWACOBPA     Mashood Dauda     IDPU     Abdulraheem Olesin     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Quran     Nigerian Correctional Service     Bureau Of Lands     Kwara Basketball Association     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Tunji Olawuyi     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Kuliyan Geri     IQRA College     NITDA     ASMAU PLAZA     Okin Group     Galadima     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Shehu Jimoh     Babata     Olabode George Towoju     Kale Kawu     Kwara 2015     Lanre Aremu     Borgu     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     IFK     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Bello Bature     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     IESA     Ajasse-Ipo     Awwal Jawondo     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Rachael Obisesan     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Hijaab     Kwara North     Dan Masanin     Ayo Adeyemi     Kwara Metro Park     Ibrahim Taiwo     Salihu Ajia     Shoprite     Reuben Paraje