SOKOTO: Mohammed Kankara, Area Comptroller of the Nigeria Custom Services for Sokoto , Kebbi and Zamfara states said that about N90 million was collected as revenue in the first 20 days of September, 2015.
Kankara said in Sokoto that effective operational order on how to ensure the arrest and prosecution of smugglers had been issued to the officers deployed to manage the border posts .
He said that all identified routes for smugglers have been blocked and solicited for the support of the border communities in curtaling smuggling activities in the area.
He explained that vital information about movement of smugglers would enable officers to block and arrest smugglers.
He said that the Sokoto Area Command remained committed to the fight against any form of smuggling.
” My areas of supervision are no go areas for any form of economic sabotage as competent and dedicated officers have been stationed to discharge their primary assignments diligently ” he said.
He called on the border communities, especially those along Illela ,Isa ,Gwababawa ,Sabon Birni Tangaza and Gudu local government areas in Sokoto state to cooperate with his men to rid the nation of smugglers.
He said that effective communication gadgets and vehicles were provided to the officers deployed to all border posts in the area to enable them dischrge their responsibilities.
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