FIFTEEN suspects have been arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service, Adamawa/Taraba Command for re-bagging foreign rice to sell as local rice.
This was revealed by the Controller in charge of Adamawa/Taraba Command while addresing reporters on Tuesday on the incident.
He disclosed that the suspects were arrested in a warehouse in Yola, the Capital of Adamawa and 900 bags of rice with duty paid valued at N14.5 million.
“We have 15 suspects including the manager of the warehouse and some labourers. We can assure you that they will be prosecuted according to the law,” Olumoh said.
According to NAN reports, Olumoh warned smugglers in the area, pointing out that the command was seriously committed to checking their activities.
He said that the command would soon embark on raiding markets for foreign rice.
“In fact, we had a meeting with Yola market officials and cautioned them on selling foreign rice.
“We need to assist our local farmers who I am pretty sure can feed the nation,” Olumoh said.
The controller also showed a truck arrested with three people containing foreign rice, along Mubi-Yola road covered with bags of beans and other grains with duty paid valued at N10.3 million
