Harboursandport.com: AKWA IBOM - Operatives of the Nigerian Navy (NN), Akwa Ibom State Command, have nabbed a total of 54 suspected rice smugglers in October 2019.
The Navy also confirmed that a total of 3,378 bags of smuggled rice worth about N57.4 million were seized alongside 14 wooden boats from the suspects.
Revealing this to newsmen, the Commanding Officer, Naval Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of the state, Captain Peter Yilme, said that eight of the suspects were arrested on October 27th and 29th respectively, while bringing the rice in from Cameroon.
While handing over the suspects and items to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Yilme, who was represented by the Base Operations Officer, Lieutenant Commander Kabiru Yusuf, said the command will remain steadfast in fighting illegalities on the waterways.
On receiving part of the seized items, which includes: 650 bags of rice and two wooden boats, with eight arrested suspects from the Nigerian Navy, Deputy Superintendent of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Alabi Adedokun, applauded them for the cooperation and sustained arrest in the common fight against smuggling.
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