Men
of the Sokoto Area Command of the Nigerian Customs Service have raided a house
allegedly owned by a high ranking politician in Sokoto State and recovered
exotic vehicles, including SUV Lexus jeeps and Toyota Avensis cars.
There
were divergent views about the number of the vehicles impounded during the late
hour raid. A
witness told Daily Times reporter that he counted about 160 vehicles while they were
being driven away by men of the Customs. Another source put the number at 160
but a Customs officer who pleaded not to be named said they were less than 100.
The
vehicles were discovered in a fenced house at Ruggan Waru area along Aliyu
Shinkafi Polytechnic, Sokoto.
Daily
Trust could not confirm the owner of the vehicles or the house in which they
were discovered as at the time of filing this report but a source said the
vehicles belonged to a prominent politician.
“The
vehicles were not brought at the same time. They brought them in pieces and in
the night. You will hardly see the place opened in broad daylight,” the source
said.
The
source added that Customs officers were backed by the military who were well
armed during the operation which was said to have lasted for hours.
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