Wetin dey happen, my people! Na so Nigeria Customs Service, di Federal Operations Unit, Zone A for Ikeja, don grab eight suspects wey dey involved for plenty contraband matter wey dey worth N3.3 billion. Na Gambo Aliyu, di Area Controller, come yan dis one during press conference wey happen on Tuesday.
Gambo talk say since e take over, na 144 smuggling interceptions dem don catch. Dem seize about 6,954 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 77 bags of foreign sugar, 3,362 jerrycans of vegetable oil, and even 21 sweet Tokunbo vehicles. E no finish there o! Dem also catch 20,700 litres of petrol and 915 bales of used clothes. Chai, wahala no dey finish for this smuggling business!
As if na joke, Gambo still reveal say dem stop 20ft container full of stone-coated aluminium roofing sheets and about 3,029 parcels of wetin dem dey call ‘Ghanaian loud’ — na cannabis wey dey strong pass normal weed. Dis one weigh 1,431kg, go fit scatter drug supply chain! Na serious matter wey fit affect security for di country.
But wait, e get one sad news. One officer of di command lost im life while e dey work for di nation. Na wah! This kind matter dey remind us say di job of customs na serious business o, wey fit cost life.
Gambo still talk say dem recover 581 used refrigerator compressors wey dey carry hazardous materials wey fit spoil our environment. If dem no handle am well, e fit leach toxins into di soil. Na so e dey affect our ozone layer! Di command dey serious about environmental protection, and dem no go allow anything wey go fit harm our land.
On top all dis, e talk say dem don recover N36.8 million from demand notices wey dem issue for cargo wey dem misdeclare between December 10 and now. Na big win and dem dey plan to continue di fight against smuggling. Gambo advise say everybody make dem dey alert. If un sabi any suspicious activity, make you report am to dem!
In summary, Customs don step up dem game well-well, and dem dey ready to make sure say no smuggling go dey happen again for di South West. Dem go dey work with other agencies to tackle di issue. Na my people wey dey inside di border corridors, make una shine una eye o! Dis one na fight wey concern all of us!
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