The Nigeria Customs Service said it seized rice worth N597.7bn brought into the country through the borders between January, 2016 and August, 2016.
The
Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr Wale Adeniyi, in an interview in
Abuja on Tuesday, said the worth of the commodity confiscated during the period
was higher when compared with N330.5bn worth of rice seized in the same period
in 2015.
He
said the increase in the seizures was an indication that the customs would
not in any way allow illegal importation of rice.
Adeniyi
said 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.
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