The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday, February 11, 2021 showcased six (6) Vehicles laden with five hundred bags of parboiled rice with Duty Paid Value of N22,329,000.00 (twenty two million, three hundred and twenty nine thousand naira) and six (6) vehicles with DPV of N7,138, 665.00 (Seven Million, One Hundred and Thirty-Eight Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty-Five Naira) which was intercepted from smugglers.

The Custom Area Comptroller, Adamu Ramat Abdulkadir while showcasing the seized items said that the officers will not relent until smuggling becomes a thing of the past.

He disclosed that the newly launched “Operation Fish Out” which was designed to make Oyo and Osun states unbearable for smugglers and economic saboteur has started yielding positive results and the battle will be taken to the door steps of the smugglers.

He advised the good people of Oyo/Osun to invest wisely in legitimate business to avoid losing their hard eared money.

He also urged them to take advantage of the various empowerment and career development programs set up by the government  

Abdulkadir implored Nigerians that instead of investing in business that will not add to the development of the country, they should rather embrace farming which is also another source of self-sufficiency and epitome of self-reliance.

Recall that barely a week ago, CEOAFRICA reported that “the Command made seizures of 220 kegs, 25litres each, of Premium Motor Spirit (otherwise known as Petrol). 20kg of Cannabis packed in a 20kg bag with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N4.52m, 3052 bags of smuggled foreign rice with the DPV of N124.47m; 8kegs, 25liters each, of Vegetable Oil with the DVP of N217 thousand; 60 Bales of Second Hand Clothing (Okrika) with the DPV of N15m; 246 pieces of used Tyres with DPV of N2.6m; 8 units of Toyota Camry (2020 models) with the DVP of N211.5m; 1 used Toyota Highlander (2019 Model) with the DVP of N33.7m; 10 units of Motorcycles used as means of conveyance for smuggling of rice with the DVP of N1.2m; and 1 used Mercedes Benz ML350 (2014 Model).