Efforts to combat smuggling received a boost as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano Area Command, intercepted four trucks loaded with food items. In a statement by NCS spokesman Saidu Nuradeen on Tuesday, the Service revealed that its personnel intercepted the vehicles carrying a substantial quantity of food items intended for illegal export along the […]
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50 Trucks Of Food Heading To Niger Republic Intercepted In Zamfara
The Zamfara State Transport Agency intercepted fifty trucks loaded with assorted grains heading to the Niger Republic. This interception comes in the wake of a presidential directive aimed at curbing the food crisis and hoarding. President Bola Tinubu had instructed the National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, the Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, and the Director-General […]
Tinubu Directs Security Agencies To Crack Down On Food Hoarders
In response to the ongoing food crisis, President Bola Tinubu has instructed the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Director General of the Department of State Service, Yusuf Bichi, to collaborate with governors in apprehending individuals engaged in hoarding essential food items. This directive follows a meeting […]