The
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says between January and August it seized
rice worth N597.7 billion brought into the country through the borders.
The public relations officer of the
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Wale Adeniyi, has diclosed that between
January and August 2016, the service has seized rice worth N597.7
billion brought into the country through the borders.
Speaking in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria, he said the
worth of the commodity confiscated during the period was higher when
compared with N330.5 billion value of the good seized in the same period
in 2015.
Adeniyi described the increase in the seizures as an indication
that the Customs had been operating with zero tolerance to illegal
importation of rice, adding that the service’s rapprochement with its
counterpart in the Republic of Benin also facilitated the spate of
confiscation of rice along the borders between both countries.
“Our seizure on rice from January to August was N597.7 billion
as against N330.5 billion during the same period in 2015; this shows a
huge increase. The number of seizures from the statistics shows that
smugglers now know that it is no longer profitable to bring in rice
through the borders.
“So, since importation of rice is now restricted to the ports
as even smugglers with one bag of rice are arrested. We have a number of
arrests, particularly those using motorcycles, donkeys and even small
vehicles.
“Rice is a bulk cargo imported into Nigeria. After the meeting
we had with our colleagues from the Republic of Benin, we went all out
on zero tolerance on importation of rice,” he said.
He said the volume of rice coming into the country through the
borders was currently relatively low, adding that more of the commodity
were being brought in through the ports
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