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FG toughens border surveillance as Labour declares two-day protest - Punch Newspapers

The Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Immigration Service, Department of State Services and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have begun a clampdown on smugglers and hoarders of food items nationwide by escalating border surveillance, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. This is coming after the Organised Labour declared a two-day protest against the current economic hardship in the country. Sources in the Presidency and the NCS told Saturday PUNCH that the task force established by President Bola Tinubu to tackle food hoarding had heightened alert levels at Nigeria’s land borders across Borno, Niger, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi and Jigawa states, describing them as “dark spots.” The development comes hours after an emergency meeting between the President, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, and ...

punchng.com     Feb 17, 2024