The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone C has promised to intensify efforts in the fight against smuggling in the country.
The Area Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service FOU Zone C Haruna Mamudu disclosed this in Owerri, the Imo state capital while taking journalists round their recent seizures at the Abia/Imo command.
He said since smugglers have decided to continue to cause havoc on the nation’s economy even in the face of the dwindling economic situation in the country, men and officers of the Nigeria Customs are now better trained and more committed to fight the menace of kidnapping in the country.
He added that between the month of January and March, the command has made about 70 seizures of different goods with duty paid value of 663 million Naira.
Comptroller Mamudu reiterated that there are no more hiding place for smugglers in the country as men and officers of the Nigeria Customs Service have promised to intensify their efforts in the fight against smuggling in the country, which has continued to inflict a devastating blow on the nation’s economy.
He therefore advised those still trapped in the illicit business of smuggling to desist from such business in their own interest.
The command has however called on all members of the public with useful information about smugglers to always make such information available to men and officers of the Nigeria Customs for prompt action, hopefully proper and availability of information will help fight smuggling in the zone.
Credit: Channelstv
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