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The Nigeria Customs Service Zone ‘B’ command in Kaduna
State have seized smuggled vehicles, bags of foreign rice, textiles
and other illegal items with a duty pay value worth over N139
million.

The Coordinator of the Strike Force team, Aliyu Olorukoba, who
displayed the seized items before journalists at the zone ‘B’
command office on Tuesday, said the seizure is in compliance with
the Comptroller- General’s matching order to put smugglers out of
business and ensure that all the expected revenue from certified
import duties come into government coffers.

He explained that the arrest and interception of the smuggled
goods was made possible following intelligence gathering and
collaboration with sister security agencies.


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Olorukoba further explained that the items were seized from the
Borno/Yobe axis, Mubi axis, Kaduna/Zaria axis, Kano, Katsina,
Kebbi, Kwara and Niger axis.

Some of the items included 745 bags of foreign parboiled rice,
623 bales of second-hand cloths, 16 vehicles, 564 kegs of
vegetation oil, 208 parcel of cannabis sativa and 821 cartons of
foreign noodles among other items.

The Customs Zonal coordinator warned smugglers to desist from
their illicit act, stating that his men are well equipped and
motivated to do everything possible within the law to stop
them.

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