Officers and Men of Niferia Customs were attacked by smugglers while on patrol along Ogun/Ole-Odan axis of Ogun State. Four suspects have been arrested in connection to the attack. The operation led to the seizure of 11 motor cycles which was used as a means of conveyance of 250 bags of smuggled rice.
A statement by Nigeria Customs Service said the attack will not in anyway deter Service from performing its statutory functions most especially in the area of anti-smuggling operations. Below is a statement issued on April 16 by the command on its Anti- Smuggling Campaign.


"Anti-smuggling activity is one of the responsibilities of the Nigeria Customs Service towards safeguarding the health and wellbeing of every Nigerians by protecting our various borders against illegal importation of items that will pose security challenge to the nation.

In carry out this responsibility and collecting maximum revenue into the coffers of the Federal Government, Officers and Men of the Nigeria Customs Service are often been attacked by Smugglers.
These incessant attacks on Officers and Men of Nigeria Customs Service on patrol by “dare devil” smugglers have led to so many deaths and series of injuries recorded in the Service. In some cases, Officers and Men are left with deep machete cuts and various degrees of injuries.

The Service does not make laws but implement and enforce Government Fiscal policies as it concerns trade. Enforcement of these policies means compelling people to comply and this makes Customs work more difficult and challenging.

The government is making all efforts to ensure that all revenue meant for the government are collected and remitted. Encourage local industries and revive industries that have been closed down due to smuggling activities. The launch of operation “hawk descend” an anti-smuggling campaign against the smugglers of frozen poultry products sometime last year witnessed a massive seizure of frozen poultry products across the country. This has brought about attitudinal change by the consumers who now prefer local poultry products to the imported product.



Despite this unhealthy confrontation from the saboteurs of our economy “dare devil smugglers”, the Nigeria Customs Service of today will not spare anybody found in this illegal act. We will crush smugglers out of their illegal business as we have what it takes to bring them down."

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http://www.metronaija.com/2016/04/photos-customs-officers-attacked-by.html

Lord have mercy. When will all these stop ?

na wah ooooo.... na person father dem break em head like dis?? dis people no dey fear God @ all...

Man's inhumanity to Man

Boys blood don dey hot, but Col Ahmadu (rtd) would quench it.

See service to fatherland

Victory from God alone

Kai! area boys share... dis is gada brushing

Everybody wanna survive. It's the fittest than stands.... E pele sirs

Kai! area boys sha... dis is gada brushing

Thank God For Their Lives

ok

Mehn ...d pple na direct from d underworld... No mercy

The few standing for what is right

Speedy recovery to you guys

Naija my country

Niferia is not a bad name . Can we CHANGE to this? Someone tell our president.

Oko Oba, Ada Oba koni sha wa lese, Baba olu orun jowo fi isho re pawa mo

Nawa

May God help this country




But even dese customs guys sef Dey get dere own.

Mehn this naija smuggling case Don pass Don be silly! #inthewordsofmygrandpa

eyya

fp again,,na wa oh

man's inhumanity to man

Hmmm

How can importation of food stuffs pose a security threat to a nation?
They should hav killed this man sef.
Customs officers are wicked to the bone. . .
Imagine, last year in kano state, they set one trailer load of clothing materials blongin to some igbo traders ablaze.
What do you call that - Work ethic or downright callousness?
As bribery and corruption is to police, so is babbarism and sheer wickedness to the customs.
Customs has rendered a lot of people poor overnight. . .Last month they shot a man dead who tried to evade them - he was carryin a full loaded taxi of rice and spaghetti. . .All ther occurences ar not acceptable you knw.

Those customs deserve it jare, dem too no geh mercy. Wetin dem dey do those boys pass dis

Rice?

Heading to Ekiti

Time to pass a bill for smugglers which will be Capital punishment for smuggling..

olafum1:
Man's inhumanity to Man

they are wicked but if u get to know how much those yeye Custom are very wicked. Thank God they didn't behead him sha!

Evuls