These and more posers are waiting for honest answers as well as an urgent intervention if Nigeria is to be taken seriously about her fight against smuggling through her porous borders and ensuring the health of her citizens.
The bags of rice are then repackaged into big bags as they were original, sealed and resold to unsuspecting buyers. She, however, said, “These days, once they seize the goods, it is over as no amount of begging will make them release the goods back to you especially the Customs at the checkpoints around Elijah Bus Stop. Recently, they seized my four bags of rice and they didn’t return them. My kids are currently at home because I can’t pay their schools fees as a result of the seized goods. For every bag I buy and successful transport from Seme to Alaba, I make between N800 and N1, 000.
Apart from traders, Sunday Vanguard found that some police officers, army officers and naval ratings also engage in rice smuggling along the Lagos-Seme axis. Usually, uniformed officers leverage on the opportunity their job affords them to engage in this act. The uniformed personnel make a lot of money because they, oftentimes, don’t pay the bus drivers as they help to ensure that Customs’ officials and other security officials at checkpoints don’t trouble the drivers, who are also carrying their own smuggled items, during the trip.
vanguardngr That's a truck in the picture
vanguardngr You can't be talking of security without food security. Which Nigeria builder would wire his house with China cables or even America or UK cables. Nigerians don't buy cheap, we buy quality. This war against importation must stop.