Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Rtd. Col. Hameed Ali, has restricted rice import in trade free zones.
Public Relations Officer of the service, Joseph Attah, made this known to reporters in Abuja saying that the restriction became necessary because some operators were taking undue advantage of the trade zone, which allows them to import some quantity of rice.
Noting that smuggling is a crime like armed robbery, Attah urged Nigerians to treat it so. On efforts by the Nigeria Customs Service in tackling smuggling, Attah said a compliance team headed by an Assistant Comptroller, Musa Jalo, made a total of 921 seizures with a duty paid value of over N1billion.
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