Tinubu Orders Customs To Return Seized Foods & Goods With A Condition
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Customs to return the seized foods and other items once a particular condition is fulfilled by the smugglers.
The Nigerian borders are still closed, nevertheless the smugglers are still operating and often with backup from the officers and top ranking officials of Customs.
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Adewale Adeniyi revealed this when he was interacting with people living at the border communites of Kongolam and Mai’Adua stations in Katsina State.
Adeniyi said: “In doing so, he has directed that those food items that were going out of the country that have been seized in various border areas should be returned to the owners on the condition that those goods would be sold in the Nigerian markets.”
“So, we will be monitoring you to know if there is a violation of this. Those food items will be returned, and it is a directive that we will pass them back into the Nigerian markets,” Adeniyi said.
The Comptroller General added, “We are conscious of the concerns of the border communities, particularly with regards to the number of checkpoints and the closure of land borders.
“I assure you that our operations are always guided by law, and we only operate on delegated powers. We have communicated the concerns and complaints by residents of the border communities to the President and because he has listening ears, he directed that we should release confiscated food items, on the condition that they will only be sold in the Nigerian markets.
“We know that there are markets around our borders, and we know that not all of them are targeted at taking goods across the borders.
“We will continue to monitor and ensure that food produced in Nigeria remains and is consumed in Nigeria. This is because we are in a period of national emergency that has to do with food insufficiency.
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