NCS spokesman, Joseph Attah, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the warning became necessary following complaints by the Rice Processors Association of Nigeria that the country had been flooded with smuggled rice.
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The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, disclosed this at the commemoration of the 2021 International Customs Day with a theme “Customs bolstering recovery, renewal and resilience for sustainable supply chain”.
The Customs’ Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.
The Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Mohammed Uba, who disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday, said the items were seized within 25 days.
Attah made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja.
The Comptroller-General of NCS, Retired Col. Hameed Ali, told journalists in Lagos on Monday that the seizure was the third interception of ammunition at Lagos ports within nine months.