Border Closure: FG Nabs 697 Illegal Migrants, Seizes N7bn Goods - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
March 11, 2020
TheFederal Government has arrested 697 illegal migrants and seized goods worth7.350 billion naira since the commencement of the partial closure of landborders.
TheNigeria Customs Service, in a statement by its spokesman, Deputy ComptrollerJoseph Attah, said as of March 6th, it had arrested the 697 illegal migrantsand recorded the 7.3 billion naira seizures.
Thegoods included 86,602 units of 50kg bags of foreign rice, 1,172 vehicles, 695fertiliser bags, and 2,997 drums filled with petrol.
Theothers were 16,771 empty petrol containers, 90 engine boats, 68 groundnut oildrums, 26 petrol tankers, 14,604 petrol kegs, 656 motorcycles, 15,089 petrolkegs, and vegetable oil.
Customssaid the drill codenamed ‘Exercise SWIFT Response’ has continued to yieldpositive results, saving Nigeria huge resources and enhancing nationalsecurity.