Hot SourceThe Kebbi State Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with Operation Whirlwind, has intercepted various banned items valued at N109.6 million within three weeks.
Comptroller Mahmoud Ibrahim, who disclosed this during a press conference at the command’s headquarters in Birnin Kebbi, said the seizures were made as part of renewed efforts to curb smuggling and protect the national economy.
According to him, the intercepted items include 100 bales of second-hand clothing, 444 laptops, several wraps of cannabis sativa, 143 mini sacks of donkey meat, 140 cartons of foreign spaghetti, 100 bags of foreign parboiled rice, and 20 jerry cans of vegetable oil, all with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N109,595,761.
Ibrahim also announced plans to conduct a comprehensive tour of border stations in Kamba, Dolekaina, Bagudo, Maje, Sabgana/Tsamiya, and Lolo, to assess operations and identify challenges firsthand.
