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April 8, 2020
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali has approved the release of 247 truckloads of relief items with a market value of 3.250 billion naira and a Duty Paid Value of 2 billion naira from its warehouses.
A statement by Customs’ Public Relations Officer,Deputy Comptroller Joseph Attah, said the approval was in compliance with thePresidential directive to provide relief items from seizures by Customsoperatives.
It said the outbreak of the deadly CoronavirusCOVID-19 necessitated various and continuous actions by Government at differentlevels to prevent and/or stop the spread of the virus in Nigeria.
The statement also said in reaction to painsassociated with the effects of the lockdown in some parts of the country, someNigerians on social media called on the Nigeria Customs Service to share seizedrice and other edible items to the public.