The Nigeria Customs Service disclosed on Thursday, September 12, that one of the main factors influencing the availability of foreign exchange (FX) is the increasing incidence of petroleum product smuggling out of the nation.
Husseini Ejibunnu, the coordinator of the Operation Whirlwind Taskforce, which was established by the Customs to exclusively address fuel smuggling, disclosed.
It stated,
He urged members of the public to be willing to readily provide Customs with information on smugglers, the Vanguard reported.
Ejibunnu said,
TimesNow.com.ng reported that the government was taking steps to reduce the frequent importation of dangerous cargo, according to Comptroller-General of Customs Bashir Adeniyi.
The comptroller-general instituted stringent emergency protocols in response to the discovery of several unlawful shipments, including weapons and medications, at the Onne Port in Rivers state.
He voiced worry about the growing threat that came from weapons and other harmful goods being repeatedly imported into the nation via the port.
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Source: TimesNow.com.ng
