Other seized items include; smoked fish, soap, rice, maize, sesame seeds, and soya beans.
The Borno-Yobe Command of the Nigeria Customs Service , on Wednesday, said it seized a truck conveying 300 bags of imported rice in Borno.
Mr Biu disclosed that the truck was intercepted by men of the command along Bama-Banki Road on March 5, following intelligence report that it was conveying imported rice concealed with animal feeds and charcoals.The commander listed other seized items to include; smoked fish, soap, rice, maize, sesame seeds, and soya beans, noting that the items were used to conceal the rice.
“The command generated more than N136 million representing 99.1 per cent of the 2018 revenue target, in spite of Boko Haram insurgency. He, however, said that activities of insurgents on trades, businesses and security agencies in Gamboru-Banki and Gaidam axis, had negatively affected the revenue of the command.
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