Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Bashir Adeniyi, on Sunday paid a working visit to Idiroko, the nation’s border with the
Adeniyi arrived Idiroko around 11 am and he was received by the Controller of Ogun 1 Area Command, Bamidele Makinde.
The customs boss, during the visit, paid homage to the Onipokia of Ipokia, Oba Yisa Olaniyan; the Oniko of Ikolaje, Oba John Ojo and other monarchs in Ipokia Local Government. He also met with some officials from the Benin Republic and other security agencies manning the border. Adeniyi sought the support of the traditional rules and the border communities while calling for synergy between and among sister security agencies.
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