Food goods that were confiscated at border villages must be sold in Nigerian marketplaces, as per President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to return them to their lawful owners.
Adewale Adeniyi, the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, revealed this on Saturday, March 9, at a meeting with residents of border towns at the Kongolam and Mai’Adua border posts.
According to the head of customs, President Tinubu decided to exercise his power out of a profound sense of generosity towards Nigerians rather than in accordance with the law.
He said “In doing so, he has directed that those food items that were going out of the country that have been seized in various border areas should be returned to the owners on the condition that those goods would be sold in the Nigerian markets
“So, we will be monitoring you to know if there is a violation of this. Those food items will be returned, and it is a directive that we will pass them back into the Nigerian markets.”
