Tag: smuggler
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Suspected smuggler kills Customs Officer in Kaduna
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has announced the tragic death of an Insp of Customs (IC) Hamza Abdullahi-Elenwo. The incident occurred on Friday during a stop-and-search operation at Achilafia along the Daura-Kano road in Jigawa.
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How suspected smuggler tried to bribe Customs officials – NCS
The Tincan Island Port Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has noted that a suspect, Mr Boniface Ike, offered its officer a N50 million bribe for the release of his seized container. Comptroller Mr Adekunle, the Area Controller of the command, made this known at a news conference in Lagos on Monday, where…
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Pandemonium as Customs officers Kill rice smuggler in Lagos
There was pandemonium in Abule Egba area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Wednesday morning following the killing of a rice smuggler by suspected Customs officers. It was learnt that customs officers had chased the rice smuggler to Abule Egba in the early hours of Wednesday before shooting him dead and ran away. Police source said…