One year after the nation’s borders with her neighbours were shut under the aegis of a joint military and paramilitary exercise codenamed ‘Exercise Swift Response’, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has rated the exercise as “successful in boosting the country’s economy and security.”
The exercise is being carried out in the Northwest, Northcentral, Southwest, and Southsouth geo-political zones, with personnel drawn from the NCS and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), in collaboration with the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) as well as the Nigeria Police (NP) and other security and intelligence agencies. It is being coordinated from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).
In giving this pass mark, indices like number of foiled smuggling operations, especially, were considered. In this effort, a total of 622 suspected smuggled goods valued at N11,030,062,952.50 have been seized in the ongoing exercise.
By Muyiwa Lucas.
Full story at The Nation Online.
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