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Delta LGA Election: The war cry of marginalization in Oshimili North LGA

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—For 20 Years, the North -North Axis are yet to represent the LGA at the State House of Assembly

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ince the beginning of second republic, Nigerian political scene has been saddles with many intolerance mostly ethnic and tribal intolerance, due to our inherent heterogeneous society and this had further led to the political zoning of offices and positions which originally was planned out to be an arrangement in which political offices are rotated to ensure that no part of any political configuration is short-changed but this particular scenario is not embraced by leaders of Oshimili North L.G.A of Delta State which comprises into two political zones: Ibusa axis and Nort-North axis. Identity in Oshimili North LGA is a complex equation but in other for vested interest to sustain the political war cry of marginalization, they must invoke the crudest, most simplistic and reductionist definitions of Oshimili North-usually in terms of the fabled Ibusa axis and North-North axis dichotomy. The war cry of marginalization requires the persistence of the myth of monolithic Ibusa axis even though the Ibusa axis is more political diverse than the North-North axis. Today, apart from Ibusa axis, people from the North- North claim to be marginalized but what does it really mean to be marginalized.

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa

Summarizing the definitions from a number of dictionaries, the word “marginalize” means to threat someone or something as if he/ she is not important; It also means to keep or keep someone away from centre of action. Finally, it means “to relegate someone or a group of people to a lower edge of a community or society”. The North-North axis has been marginalized politically as it is unbelievable that for the past 20 years, Ibusa axis has taken the House of Assembly as their birthright despite the Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU) signed by the leaders of the local government that there must be a shift of power for both House of Assembly and local government chairmanship positions but the MoU signed many years ago is just a mere theory and document which the Ibusa axis has refused to implement. Since 1999, Dr. (Mrs) Nwaeze represented Oshimili North at the Delta State House of Assembly between 1999 to 2008 (8years) and Hon. Princess Pat Ajudua has been representing since 2008 till date. Does it mean there is no other competent person to represent Oshimili North apart from Ibusa axis? The North –North axis has already forwarded a communiqué to our amiable Governor Senator Ifeanyi Okowa , stating their stand and also appeal to him to stop this war cry of marginalization by North-North axis of Oshimili North local Government. The North-North axis has reputable political leaders, a leader like Hon. Emeka Madu has lamented about this total marginalization of the North-North zone and they have vowed they to put an end to this political cheating come 2019 at the expiration of Hon. Pat Ajudua’s third term tenure which will make it 20 years the Ibusa axis has been representing Oshimili North since 1999.The North-North axis has totally rejected the position of chairmanship despite the fact that the current chairman, Hon. Louis Ndukwe who has declared his intention for re-election for the forthcoming local government election but based on the recent Oshimili North elders meeting which was held with Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi representing Delta North Senatorial District. At the meeting, majority of the North-North leaders rejected the chairmanship position and stood their ground saying that the North-North axis must represent Oshimili North in Delta State House of Assembly and nothing can stop it. I feel delighted that my people are now waking up from their political slumber by not mortgaging the voice of the entire North-North axis of Oshimili North LGA. We want to call on Hon. Louis Ndukwe to forget contesting for re-election into the chairmanship position but should rather go for House of Assembly which is our rightful turn the North-North axis is not ready to back anybody from the zone contesting for the position of chairmanship as anyone going for such is going on political suicide and does not represent the interest of the zone.  Enough is Enough!

 

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Extra judicial killing: Court convicts 5 SARS officials in Rivers

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[dropcap]A[/dropcap] five-man team of men of the Special Anti Robbery Sqaud, SARS, led by one ASP Samuel Chigbu have been found guilty of extra judicially killing two young men, Michael Akor and Michael Igwe at Oyigbo Local government area of Rivers State. Justice Adolphus Enebeli of the High Court in Port Harcourt, while ruling in the enforcement of fundamental human rights suit before him, declared that ASP Samuel Chigbu and his men undoubtedly and intentionally killed the two young men.
He said the SARS officials violated Sections of the constitution on extrajudicial executions,n adding that no investigation was carried out by the Police before killing the young graduates.

Justice Enebeli in the judgment said after careful consideration of all the evidences before him, it was clear that the SARS men failed in their responsibility to investigate and try the two Michaels before killing them.He said claims that the two Michaels were hit with bullets during a cross fire between the Police and some gunmen perceived to members of their alleged gang could not be substantiated.He also said “it is not a coincidence that the two Michaels were shot at the same part of their body, died at the Braithwaite Memorial Hospital at the same time and buried at the same place and time.”

The Judge said SARS in Rivers state has acquired “the notoriety of extra judicial killings, destroying the image of the Rivers state Police Command.”The court awarded the sum of fifty million naira to the families of the deceased as compensation to be paid by the Inspector General of Police and the Commissioner of Police in Rivers state.
Meanwhile, Counsel to the deceased, Johnson Ejekwu has said a death sentence for the convicted SARS officials led by ASP Samuel Chigbu and his men is what his clients desires and not the fifty million naira compensation.

Ejekwu also commended the court for its verdict and called on relevant agencies to curb the excesses of Men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad in RIvers state.For her part, Catherine Akor, the ageing mother of Michael Akor said no amount of compensation can replace what she had lost.

Catherine Akor while speaking with newsmen after the judgment said she also lost her husband who, “suffered memory loss as a result of the killing of their son.“Those SARS men killed my child for doing nothing. They went to my son’s house and packed his things then took him to ATM where he withdrew money for them.“When I made the complain at the command they queried them and transferred them out of Rivers state but some how they manipulated their way back to this state.

“That was when we noticed and reported them again before they now brought them to court,” the teary woman said.ASP Samuel Chigbu and four other SARS officers have since been dismissed from the Police Force.They are also standing trial on murder charges and extrajudicial execution before Justice Margaret Opara of the High Court in Port Harcourt.Twenty eight year old Michael Akor and his colleague, Michael Igwe were arrested while going about their duties on June 22, 2009 and killed in a bush at Oyigbo on June 23, 2009.

 

Grassroots Publishers commend Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa for sponsporing Seminar for Publishers

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…Tasked Publishers on creativity, online journalism

[dropcap]G[/dropcap]rassroots Publishers have commended Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa for sponsporing a one-day capacity building workshop for community Newspaper Publishers in Delta State. According to the Grassroots Newspaper Publishers Network, National President, Dr Dan Awana who attended the workshop, he commended the government of Delta state,the Manager of Communication to Delta State Governor,Mr. Jackson Ekwugum and Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Mr. Ehiedu Aniagwu for organising such an important seminar for community Publishers in the state.

Gov. Okowa

Dr Dike stated that community Publishers and their newspapers play an important role in the society because community Publishers are bridge between the decision making organs and the grassroots( people ).He said that by embarking on a project like this, the Publishers have been tasked on the need to create contents specifically targeted on their immediate environment and explore the limitless benefits of online and other social media platforms.

This much was the thrust of a one -day capacity building workshop organized at Asaba on Friday September 22 for publishers of community newspapers in Delta State by the press unit of Delta State Government.The workshop which had as its theme “Excellence in Publishing” was declared open by Mr. Jackson Ekwugum, the Manager of Communication to Delta State Governor,Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa.

Mr. Ekwugum who commended the indigenous publishers for reporting activities of the Okowa administration, expressed the desire of an improved working relationship between the state government and the media entrepreneurs.According to him, if publishers of community newspapers in Delta State are well established, it will create more jobs because “it falls under the micro credit empowerment policy of this administration”.

A Commonwealth Professional Fellow and Fellow,Nigerian Guild of Editors,Taiwo Obe who spoke on what is news and digital efficiency for profitable publishing, admonished the indigenous publishers not to compete with more established National media in terms of news contents, but to create contents that directly affect their immediate environment positively, so as to remain relevant in business.

BY : Ike Abiagom

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How coconut water boosts fertility —Experts

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[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t may not be mere coincidence the explosion in popularity of coconut water. Experts have found that taking coconut water during pregnancy can help a woman boosts the fertility of her children, especially now that the level of male fertility globally has declined appreciably. Researchers found that coconut water reverses the after effect of high fat diet many women consume which adversely programme their children to develop a preference for fatty foods and obesity during childhood or adulthood.

Coconut water is made from the clear liquid inside of green coconuts. It’s not to be confused with coconut milk, which is made from the water and the flesh inside a mature coconut. Over 95 per cent of coconut water is water.

In the study, researchers said its fat-lowering (hypolipidemic) effect resulted in significant reductions in weight of pups of pregnant rats that had coconut water with their high fat diet. It also lowered the blood cholesterol level in the pregnant rats.

The study, at the sideline of 2017 iResearch meeting and fair of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (UI), included Olufadekemi Tolulope Kunle-Alabi, Opeyemi Akindele and Yinusa Raji from the university’s Department of Physiology. It was organised by the College of Medicine Research and Innovation Management (CRIM) unit.

According to the researchers, the findings of the study suggest that coconut water is protective against maternal high fat diet-induced changes. The nutritional status during pregnancy has an immense influence on the health of both the mother and her unborn baby. Studies have suggested that obesity and poor nutrition may decrease the fertility of future offspring of a woman.

In fact, a study suggested that excess weight gain and poor nutrition can affect the egg reserves in female offspring, thus putting the daughters at a higher risk for infertility in the future.

They, however, added that further studies are on going to determine the actions of coconut water of maternal high fat-diet induced foetal programming of adult health.

Meanwhile, the Provost, College of Medicine, UI, Professor Olubunmi Olapade-Olaopa, speaking through his deputy, Professor Babafunke Denloye, declared that the iResearch meeting and fair was established to promote the spirit of research and discovery as well as contribute to local and global development through innovations.

He stated that it was to serve as a platform for creating synergy for collaborating research that will enhance knowledge beyond what each investigator can accomplish independently.

UCH’s Chief Medical Director, Professor Temitope Alonge who noted that UCH cannot be dissociated from the College of Medicine, called for increased translational research in the university, saying it was the best way to ensure research findings better impart and inform policies.

Although past ranking had rated the University of Ibadan as first in the whole country, he declared that imbibing translational and interdisciplinary research would further lift the image of the college.

Chairman, CRIM, Professor Sola Ogunniyi said what were showcase were achieved despite the scare resources for research, adding that the exercise was to further encourage fruitfulness in research.

According to him, collaboration is important for better research output, visibility and networking, adding that the era of researchers working in silos is gone.

Meanwhile, previous evidences had suggested that drinking coconut water is beneficial both for the growth of the baby and the pregnant women as well.

Coconut water helps to prevent constipation. It is rich in fibre and helps in the proper movement of the bowels. Constipation is one of the most common problems during pregnancy.

Pregnant women often experience morning sickness, nausea, vomiting. Coconut water provides instant relief to the feeling of uneasiness.

Water consumed in any form prevents the body from urinary tract infection (UTI). Intake of coconut water can help to increase the frequency of urination,  which ultimately reduces the chances of infection. Pregnant women are more prone to UTI. Previously, experts had suggested that coconut water taken to quench thirst could also help to correct irregular menses.  They stated that it possesses s3x hormone-like activity that can help boost fertility because of its effect on the menstrual cycle.

In a preliminary investigation of the effect of coconut water on reproductive functions of female Wistar rats, these group researchers had earlier said that it could enhance the regularisation of irregular menstrual cycle and promotion of the onset of the proestrus phase of the menstrual cycle.

In a 2015 study they published in the journals of the Archives of Basic and Applied Medicine, they indicated that there was a significant reduction in menstrual cycle length in animals treated with coconut water, thus translating to more regular menstrual flow.

Similarly, in 2016, they added that coconut water could improve semen quality and testosterone levels in male rats.

The study, published in Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) journal indicated that males showed a significant increase in sperm count, sperm motility and serum oestrogen concentration when they take coconut milk.

The interception of over 1,500 Deadly arms: 28 Customs officers detained over seized arms

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Deadly pump action rifles

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he discovery of another set of deadly 475 pump action rifles, barely one week, after Nigeria Customs Service intercepted a 20-foot container load of 1,100 pump action riffles, last week Monday.The interception of over 1,500 arms of various sizes and designs, the Nigeria Customs Service yesterday arrested and detained 28 officers working at the Tin-Can Island Command of the Service. The agency made good its promise to fish out and prosecute officers involved in the plan to clear a container laden with arms and ammunition. Officers of the command have become jittery as a result of the action of the Customs management as Grassroots Publishers Online gathered that many more officers are likely to be axed as a result of the development. Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) displays the seized 1,100 Jojef Magnum Pump Action and Jojef Magnum Plastic Single Barrels Hunting Gun Pump Action Rifles at Lagos Tin-Can, It was also gathered that the detained officers whose names could not immediately ascertain, have been rounded up and are being interrogated to determine their level of involvement in the botched plan to ferry the container of arms out of the port undetected. Sources close to the command told us that the officers and their civilian collaborators would soon appear in court but not until the Service has carried out a detailed and thorough investigation on the matter.
It was gathered that some of the 28 officers might be left off the hook, if the ongoing investigation does not find them culpable as some of them might only be involved in the documentation but not privy to the content of the container. It would be recalled that some operatives of the Intelligence Unit of the Service on routine duty on September 6, 2017, became suspicious of a 20ft container which was not initially listed for examination but had through questionable means been positioned with other containers for the day’s examination. They also discovered that the seal of the container had been cut and padlocked. The suspicious movement of the container made them order that it be transferred immediately to the Enforcement Unit where it was examined and pump action rifles found in it.

 

Air Force deploys fighter jets to South East

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The deployed aircraft include Alpha Jet and they are at its 115 Special Operations Group in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.The spokesman of the NAF, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, confirmed the deployment.
Adesanya said the deployment is to provide the necessary air cover to the ground troops to enhance overall operational cohesion and efficiency.

PMB Seeks Collaborative Efforts In Combating Terrorism

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President Buhari

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari  implored world leaders to sustain collaborative efforts in the war against terrorism at the international level. The Nigerian leader who said this while delivering Nigeria’s national statement during the general debate of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) also assured the international community of Nigeria’s firm and unshaken commitment to democracy in the country and the African continent.”

Calling for collaborative efforts in tackling global terrorism, Buhari noted that this will require sturdy cooperation between the UN and regional bodies. He said, “We must collectively devise strategies and mobilise the required responses to stop fleeing ISIS fighters from mutating and infiltrating into the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin, where there are insufficient resources and response capacity is weak.

“This will require strong UN cooperation with regional organisations, such as the African Union, in conflict prevention and management. The UN should continue to take primary leadership of the maintenance of international peace and security by providing, in a predictable and sustainable manner, adequate funding and other enablers to regional initiatives and peacekeeping operations authorized by the Security Council.”

The Nigerian president described the choice of the theme for UNGA 72, ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet’, as timely and appropriate. He drew global attention to issues and crises which impact negatively on the people, saying the most vulnerable are children and women, just as he urged concerted international solutions.

His words: “The international community cannot remain silent and not condemn the horrendous suffering caused by what, from all indications, is a state-backed programme of brutal depopulation of the Rohingya inhabited areas in Myanmar on the bases of ethnicity and religion.“We fully endorse the call by the Secretary-General on the Government of Myanmar to order a halt to the ongoing ethnic cleansing and ensure the safe return of the displaced Rohingya to their homes in safety and dignity.”

President Buhari who also stated Nigeria’s position on the current threat to global peace and security posed by North Korea’s nuclear programme, urged the global body to take decisive action on Korean peninsula crisis. He said, “The most pressing threat to international peace and security today is the accelerated nuclear weapons development programme by North Korea. Since the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, we have never come so close to the threat of nuclear war as we have now.

“All necessary pressure and diplomatic efforts must be brought to bear on North Korea to accept peaceful resolution of the crisis. As Hiroshima and Nagasaki painfully remind us, if we fail, the catastrophic and devastating human loss and environmental degradation cannot be imagined. “Nigeria proposes a strong UN delegation to urgently engage the North Korean Leader. The delegation, led by the Security Council, should include members from all the regions.

“The crisis in the Korean peninsula underscores the urgency for all member states, guided by the spirit of enthroning a safer and more peaceful world, to ratify without delay the Treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons, which will be open for signature here tomorrow.”

He also underscored Nigeria’s readiness to cooperate in addressing the growing transnational crimes such as forced labour, modern day slavery, human trafficking and cybercrime.

“New conflicts should not make us lose focus on ongoing unresolved old conflicts. For example, several UN Security Council Resolutions from 1967 on the Middle East crisis remain unimplemented. Meanwhile, the suffering of the Palestinian people and the blockade of Gaza continue”, he cautioned.

Buhari assured the international community of Nigeria’s firm and unshaken commitment to democracy in the country and the African continent. He said this commitment to democratic ideals became profound with Nigeria leading ECOWAS’ effort in the restoration of democratic governance in The Gambia and Cote D’Ivoire.

He stated: “Our faith in democracy remains firm and unshaken. Our regional organisation, ECOWAS, came together to uphold democratic principles in The Gambia – as we had done previously in Cote D’Ivoire. “The frontiers of good governance, democracy including holding free and fair elections, and enthronement of the rule of law are expanding everywhere, especially in Africa.

“Through our individual national efforts, state institutions are being strengthened to promote accountability, and to combat corruption and asset recovery. These can only be .achieved through the international community cooperating and providing critical assistance and material support” The president commended the UN, Germany, Italy, Greece and Turkey for assisting victims of conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the international community for its exemplary show of solidarity in assisting “the countries and communities in the Sahel and the Lake Chad regions to contain the threats posed by Al Qaida and Boko Haram.

“We thank the Security Council for visiting the countries of the Lake Chad Basin to assess the security situation and humanitarian needs, and for pledging assistance to rebuild lives and livelihood”, he added.

He said Nigeria is currently “providing relief and humanitarian assistance to millions in internally displaced camps and those afflicted by terrorism, drought, floods and other natural disasters.”

Court proscribes IPOB

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[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Federal High Court in Abuja has given judicial backing to the executive order of President Muhammadu Buhari, outlawing the Indigenous People of Biafra and its activities in every part of Nigeria.The Acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Abdu Kafarati, granted the order proscribing the group on Wednesday.It declared that the activities of the group constituted an act of terrorism and illegality.

proscribes IPOB Members

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), with the Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr. Dayo Apata, and some other lawyers from the ministry appeared before Justice Kafarati for the Federal Government.The AGF, argued the ex parte motion in which IPOB was joined as a respondent inside the chamber of the judge.

The Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013, under which the Federal Government’s ex parte motion was brought, permits the judge to choose to hear it inside the chamber.Malami and Apata arrived at the courtroom on the fifth floor of the Federal High Court complex in Abuja at about 12.15pm on Wednesday.The duo were immediately led to the judge’s chamber where the proceedings lasted about an hour.

A copy of the court’s enrolled order, sighted by Grassroots Publishers online, on Wednesday, declared that the activities of the group in any part of Nigeria, especially in the South -East and South-South regions of Nigeria “amount to acts of terrorism and illegality”.It also restrained “any person or group of persons” from participating in any form of the activities involving or “concerning the prosecution of the collective intention or otherwise” of the group.

Again,Customs uncovers another 475 rifles in Lagos

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[dropcap]B[/dropcap]arely a week after it intercepted a 20-foot container load of 1,100 pump action rifles, the Tin Can Island Command of Nigeria Customs Service, Monday, uncovered yet another set of 475 rifles shipped in by the same importer.
Vanguard gathered that the guns were discovered after the Customs Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Bashir Yussuf, ordered a detailed profiling of the importer of the 1,100 rifles intercepted last week.
The container, belonging to the same importer, was marked CMAU189817/8.
This is the fourth seizure at Tin Can Island Port within eight months. Recall that Customs arrested four persons, but disclosed only two to the press.

uncovered 475 rifles at Apapa sea port

One of those arrested is said to be a senior staff of Tin Can Island Container Terminal.A source, who witnessed the examination of the container, told Vanguard that the rifles were concealed with small connecting pipes.
The source said: “The container is owned by the same importer of the 1,100 guns. After a detailed profiling of the importer ordered by the Area Controller, it was discovered that he still has another container inside the port; so they fished it out.
“But I don’t know why they are hiding the identity of the importer.. It could even be the government themselves importing these weapons.”As at press time on Tuesday, the container was being examined at the enforcement unit of Customs, while a large number of Customs Intelligence and Enforcement Officers barred port users from witnessing the counting of the guns.
However, when Grassroots Publishers online contacted  the spokesman of Tin Can Customs, Uche Ejesieme, could not confirm the development, saying: He confided to us that he is not  aware and that he knows nothing  about it.”
Efforts to reach the Deputy Controller in charge of enforcement at Tin Can Port, Dera Nnadi, proved abortive as all calls to his phone were not answered. Recall that the Comptroller General of Customs, Colonel Hameed Ali (retd) had last Monday displayed 1,100 rifles imported into Tin Can port from Turkey. The importation came through the Tin Can Island Container Terminal.
A customs officer and Terminal Clerk of the terminal were arrested in connection with the seizure.
Ali said the Customs will hold the terminal operator responsible for the illegal import and queried how the container found its way into the examination bay, even though it was not positioned or listed for examination.
He said the all the guns were imported from Turkey.
He added that the bill of lading of the container falsely indicated the content to be wash hand basins and water closets, but a thorough examination revealed that it contained 600 pieces of Jojef Magnum Black Pump Action Rifles.

Customs discovered 18 smuggled exotic vehicles in Abuja — CGC

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Col. Hameed Ali

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, said the compliance team of the service discovered 18 suspected smuggled exotic vehicles displayed for sale at a shop in Abuja. Ali said this while addressing newsmen on the interception of the vehicles on Tuesday in Abuja.

He said that beyond non-payment of customs duty, 13 of the vehicles were bullet proof. Customs boss said that the service was enforcing the law on prohibition of smuggling, adding that possession of smuggled items was an offence.According to him, the vehicles require clearance from the office of the National Security Adviser before importation.

“Based on credible information, the detachment of the compliance team visited the shop (name withheld) in Abuja and discovered the vehicles that were displayed for sales.“In a period of fragile security, we cannot afford to have unauthorised persons use armoured vehicles without end user certificate and possession of these vehicles is illegal.

“For the avoidance of doubt, what we are doing is in line with the Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA),” Ali said. Ali said that the law gave the customs power to search premises and to patrol freely. He said that being in possession of smuggled items was an offence punishable under Customs and Excise Act.

The customs boss added that in two months, the service had stepped up its implementation of the Federal Government ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders.  Ali said that the re-invigorated anti-smuggling activities had yielded positive results in the past two months, adding that 265 vehicles were seized across the country.“It is unfortunate that the service’s zero stand on smuggling continue to expose unwillingness of most Nigerian importers to comply with the law.

“These unpatriotic elements willingly comply with the law of other countries but refuse to comply with our national guidelines on imports and exports.“The policy of reward for good job and punishment for those who compromise will continue under my leadership,” he added.Ali said that high profile interceptions such as the testimonies showed the positive effects of ongoing reform activities in the service.

He said those who might want to test the service resolve to maintain the new tempo of aggressive anti-smuggling operations should be assured of the management readiness to sustain the tempo.

Ali added that the management would sustain the tempo and increase it by acquiring more working tools to boost effectiveness.

“My experience in Customs has shown that a well equipped and motivated Customs officer can deal decisively with smugglers
and smoke them out of their illicit business.

“I know that together we can win the war against smuggling.

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