The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it has seized no fewer than 1,072 vehicles from suspected smugglers since the closure of Nigerian borders with neighbouring countries.

NCS Public Relations’ Officer, Mr Joseph Attah made the disclosure on Friday in Katsina during a sensitisation programme on the Border Drill Operation.

He said that the vehicles were seized while trying to cross into the country through illegal routes.

Attah said that over 19,000 bags of foreign rice and 4,765 jerry cans of petrol were also seized adding that two fuel tankers were also impounded.

The PRO revealed that thousands of ammunition were seized, while 317 suspects were arrested during the period.

He said that 131 bags of NPK fertilisers, which would have been used to make explosive device were seized, while 146 illegal immigrants without genuine travel documents were arrested.

He pointed out that the closure had helped in ensuring security for the citizens as well as improved the nation’s economy.

“Anytime you buy foreign rice, you have empowered foreign farmers, while our farmers are suffering in spite of government interventions like Anchor Borrower, which is aimed at boosting rice production.

“We are now like candles burning ourselves and lightening others,”he said.

He, however, justified why the government launched the ongoing Border Drill Operation to check the menace of smuggling and illegal immigrants into the country.

In his remarks, the State Coordinator, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Alhaji Armayau Rimaye, said that the country has potentials for self sufficiency in food production.

He said that such could only be achieved if Nigerians continue to support government policies like the Border Drill Operation

https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2019/10/04/customs-seize-1072-vehicles-from-smugglers/amp/

Buhari is working

I keep wondering why people sneak in ammunition? The seized Rice and vehicles will still find it's way into the market. So only the importers lost, somebody somewhere it's about to be enriched with it.

Okay

Well done.

If you can do more by all means do more.

My question is do we have local production that can go round the populace? If not the force of the demand will keep increasing the price which will make this policy an arrant nonsense.

this bastard set of people are going into people shops to pack their goods.

Custom are thieves

Involve in import business and you will know those bargars better

Make rice available locally first before you stop any importation... Christmas is around the corner... make rice no scarce o... Abeg

Border closure was the best thing Buhari has ever done.

While those borders remain closed, this government must take steps to improve our capacity to produce locally.

I don't know why Buhari is finding it diffult to improve electricity. Fashola promised 10,000 megawatts last December, he later said it was not the responsibility of government to generate power. So, why did he make the promise in the first place?

How about the new minister of power? Nobody knows what the man is doing. Without fixing our electricity, the gains of border closure will only happen in short term. In the long run, we will find out that prices of foodstuff will remain expensive permanently. This government has to fix power.

As for security nice one. God help our neighbors and us Nigerians

Hamid Ali for president 2023

What about DANGOTE rice importation. has he being bound as well.

I don’t have a problem with closing of the borders but is the local rice sufficient enough for Nigerians Will it go round?

Nigeria/Area land mass is 923,763 km² with about 190 million population while Thailand/Area land mass 513,120 km² with 68 million population and they can afford to grow rice that will feed their nation and feed about 300 million people around the world NIGERIA lets wake up and feed ourself even if we can afford to feed anothere nation.

Nigerians are way too gullible it sickens me... look how they conveniently waited for the moslem festivities to be over before they blocked the borders causing hike in prices just in time for Christmas. once its time for their. EID again watch out they will find a way to open it again. God will judge every wicked leader.

But we can fine the local rice to buy na....

Cool. Seize them all.

If the cars and bags of rice were seized at the borders, good work then. If otherwise, God is watching....

Seized to be resold.
I hear they are now entering shops to seize goods that are already there.
Maybe,just maybe, Buhari's era will be the one that will finally break the camel's back.
Let's watch and see

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SoNature:
Border closure was the best thing Buhari has ever done.

southern borders only.

southerners RONU

Hmmm he said "the country has potential for self sufficiency in food products".


Where's the food?



Do we have reliable car products here.

Is there any legal way of bringing a car into this country and after the settlement, the car will be affordable by the common man?

ursullalinda:
I keep wondering why people sneak in ammunition? The seized Rice and vehicles will still find it's way into the market. So only the importers lost, somebody somewhere it's about to be enriched with it.

Then the aim of discouraged smuggling has still been achieved.

heed101:
My question is do we have local production that can go round the populace? If not the force of the demand will keep increasing the price which will make this policy an arrant nonsense.

the truth is we have, we just dont patronize them and they ends up loosing lot out. Our local rice in lagos is now 16k,16500, 17k.

one thing about this government is that they don't even care about the poor masses
They want the poor to become poorer and d rich getting enriched