Tinubu Orders Customs To Release Seized Food Items To Owners

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to release food products confiscated at border villages to their rightful owners, with the condition that the items be sold in Nigerian marketplaces.

Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, announced this during a meeting with border residents at the Kongolam and Mai’Adua border stations on Saturday, March 9.

The Customs chief added that President Tinubu decided to utilise his authority not based on legal requirements, “but rather reflecting the deep sense of generosity he holds towards Nigeria.”

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“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,” he said.

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