The Adamawa and Taraba States command of the Nigeria Customs Services has seized over 1,000 bags of smuggled foreign rice stockpiled in residential apartment at Gombi town of Adamawa State.
The Customs Comptroller in charge of the two states, Mr. Kamardeen Olomuh, who made this known during the seizure of the contraband on Tuesday in Gombi, said the foreign rice was smuggled from neighbouring Republic of Cameroon.
He said the smuggled rice was concealed and stored in residential apartment in Gombi town and was intercepted following intelligence reports.
According to him, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and total border closure, some unpatriotic Nigerians engaged in smuggling adding that “this is most unfortunate.”
“These unscrupulous elements who are always making their ways to frustrate government efforts, would surely find their ill-gotten wealth equally disappointed”.
The Comptroller stated that, the same law that would catch up with smugglers is also applicable to the providers of their residential houses for the storage of smuggled items.
He appealed to community leaders to continue to warn their people against providing their residential houses for storing smuggled items as such action equally amount to smuggling and if found wanting, the culprit is liable to five years imprisonment without option of fine under section 47 of the Custom act.
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