The Controller-Common of the Nigeria Customs Service, NIS, Bashir Adeniyi, has reported that roughly 120 vans engaged within the smuggling of meals objects have been apprehended by the service inside a fortnight.
The Controller-Common stated this whereas informing the Home of Representatives concerning the steps taken to safe meals entry in Abuja on Tuesday.
The grains and important meals objects have been being smuggled to neighboring international locations reminiscent of Niger Republic, Chad, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic.
“We arrested in two weeks about 120 vans of meals objects going in another country. These are the meals objects Mr President has requested us to offer again to the native markets the place the arrests have been made. We imagine this may drive down the value of meals objects in these locations.
“Mr President has directed that we promote on to needy Nigerians meals objects produced regionally however which have been seized. This is likely one of the methods to deal with starvation and meals shortage we face. We now have began this in Lagos.
“Additionally, the President has additionally directed that imported meals objects seized by the Nigeria Customs Service must be offered again to the native markets for resale to Nigerians,” Adeniyi stated.
Nigeria is going through financial hardship and starvation throughout its 36 states and the federal capital and seems to not have sufficient meals to feed its residents, speak extra of exporting to different international locations.
