The Federal
Operations Unit, Ikeja, of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 102 bags
of plastic rice branded “Beat Tomato Rice’’ with no date of manufacture.
The Customs Area
Controller of F.O.U. Comptroller Mohammed Haruna, made the disclosure in
an interview with newsmen yesterday in Lagos.
He said that the
commodity was stored for distribution as Yuletide gifts for the public.
Haruna described
smuggling as a global phenomenon, adding that such act could not be curbed entirely
but could be brought to its barest minimum.
He appreciated
well-meaning Nigerians who provided the service with prompt information that
led to the discovery of the bags of plastic rice.
The controller,
however, advised the media to educate the public on the existence of plastic
rice, adding that it was no longer a rumour.
Haruna assured
Nigerians that the distribution point of the particular plastic rice seized by
the unit had been blocked with immediate effect.
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