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Foreign Rice In Nigeria Smuggled, Some Poisonous – FG by Kayus4real: 7:17am On Dec 08, 2017 |
The Federal Government on Thursday declared that all foreign
brands of rice in the country at the moment were smuggled ,
adding that some of them were poisonous .
According to the government , recent tests conducted by the
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development showed that
most imported rice and poultry products were poisonous , as the
commodities had been stored for several months before being
shipped to Nigeria and neighbouring countries.
It also stated that the different varieties of rice currently consumed
in Nigeria were smuggled based on submissions by the Consumer
Protection Council that it had not seen any ‘Form M ’ for rice
importation since the beginning of this year.
An ‘e - Form M ’ , as it is popularly called , is a mandatory
documentation process put in place by the Federal Government
through the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of
Nigeria to monitor goods that are imported into the country as
well as enable collection of import duties where applicable .
Speaking in Abuja at a stakeholders’ engagement programme on
how to stop the importation and smuggling of frozen poultry and
rice into the country , the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural
Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, noted that it was the
duty of the government to protect citizens against any form of
harm.
He stated , “ For imported rice , we don ’ t know how long it had
been in their (exporters) silos . Recently , one country decided to
bring in a shipload of rice into Nigeria so that we can use it to
support the IDPs ( Internationally Displaced Persons ) in the North -
East , but when we subjected the rice to a test , we discovered that
the rice was actually poisonous .
“ This means that most imported rice have been in silos for 10 to
15 years and have no nutritional value . So what we have told
them is that anybody who wants to support the IDPs or any other
person in Nigeria should please use our local rice . The argument is
that local rice is more expensive, but we say even if it means
buying half bags , do it .
“ It is better for us to eat a smaller quantity of nutritious rice than
for us to take poisonous shiploads of rice . Also , we discovered
that chemicals used for smuggled poultry products are the ones
used for embalming corpses . So what we want Nigerians to know
is that anybody who eats smuggled poultry products is actually
embalming himself while still alive . ”
Lokpobiri told participants at the event , including operators of
superstores and international hotels , among others , that
enforcement officers from agencies of the Federal Government
would start visiting their outlets to ensure that smuggled and
illegally imported products were not sold to Nigerians. http://punchng.com/foreign-rice-in-nigeria-smuggled-some-poisonous-fg/ |
Re: Foreign Rice In Nigeria Smuggled, Some Poisonous – FG by Jaideyone(m): 7:28am On Dec 08, 2017 |
foreign rice that spends months or maybe even a year on water and in warehouses in Benin republic before getting to Nigeria. local rice is still the best |
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