Sokoto/Kebbi/Zamfara area command intercepts smuggled rice worth N14 million
June 20, 2017
In its bid to curb the ugly menace of smuggling along our borders , Custom Officers of Sokoto/Kebbi/Zamfara Area Command, under the leadership of Comptroller Nasir Ahmed intercepted a truck laden with 1,200 25kg bags of smuggled rice with a duty paid value of N14,380,800.00.
The truck with registration number XC 444 SKK, was intercepted along Ilella Road in Mamman Suka, Sokoto State.
While addressing journalists on the seizure, the Comptroller expressed the Command’s readiness to curb the ugly menace of Smuggling. He stressed the need for compliance with government fiscal policies on trade as it is targeted at improving the economy of the country.
