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  • Customs seizes N21b Tramadol, hemp in Sokoto

    Some 68 cartons of Tramadol and 120kg of cannabis valued at N21.1 million have been intercepted by the Sokoto Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).

    The command said it also seized six cartons of expired cigarettes.

    Handing over the seized items to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency  (NDLEA) and the National Food and Drugs Administration Commission (NAFDAC) at the Area Command, the Area Comptroller Nasiru Ahmed said the Tramadol worth N20 million was abandoned in a house in the Sokoto metropolis.

    The cannabis worth N1.1 million, he said, was intercepted at Kamba border concealed in bales of second-hand clothing.

    Ahmed said that the Indian helm was highly concentrated and was brought into the country from Benin Republic.

    He reiterated his call on border communities to always see smuggling as dangerous to their societies and the nation at large not a business.

    He stressed the need for stronger synergy between security agencies to curtail the menace.

    “Nigeria is our country and we need to double our effort to stop illicit drugs and firearms into our country,” he said

    He added that investigation is ongoing to unravel the owners of the seized items, just as he advised the state government to demolish the house where the tramadol was found.

    On their separate remarks, the State Coordinator of NAFDAC and the representative of NDLEA, Hamisu Yahya and Mustapha Ali-Baba appreciated the gestures which they said had shown the synergy between the command and other sister agencies as this was not the first seizure it handed over to them.

  • FRSC confirms 10 dead in Zamfara auto-crash

    The Federal Road Safety Commission  ( FRSC ) in Zamfara has confirmed the death of  10  persons in Sunday’s  late evening auto-crash in the state.

    Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the command, Nasiru Ahmed, said the incident occurred on the Sokoto-Gusau road  and involved  a head-on collision between a Golf car and a truck.

    The accident, he said, was due to over-speeding and loss of control on both sides.

    Ahmed said 10 persons died while two other persons sustained  injuries and were currently receiving treatment at Yariman Bakura Special Hospital in  Gusau.

    He urged drivers to avoid night journeys as a way of reducing crashes on the roads.

    NAN

  • FRSC confirms ten dead in Zamfara auto-crash

     

    The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Zamfara has confirmed the death of ten persons in Sunday’s late evening auto-crash in the state.

    Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the command, Nasiru Ahmed, said the incident occurred on the Sokoto-Gusau road and involved a head-on collision between a Golf car and a truck.

    The accident, he said, was due to over-speeding and loss of control on both sides.

    Ahmed said ten persons died while two other persons sustained injuries and were currently receiving treatment at Yariman Bakura Special Hospital in Gusau.

    He urged drivers to avoid night journeys as a way of reducing crashes on the roads.

    NAN

  • ‘Sokoto command of the NCS nets over N2.3 billion between 2016 to 2017’

    Mr Sani Madugu, Area Contoller of the Sokoto command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Monday officially handed over to his successor, Mr Nasiru Ahmed with a disclosure of the net sum of N2.09 billion as revenue generated during its operations for the year 2016.

    Accordingly, over N314 million was realised as revenue between the months of January ‎and March, 2017.

    The ‎amounts recorded were accruals from seizures, forfeitures and other operational aspects carried out within the periods.

    The command comprises of the three states of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara.

    Making the disclosure at a brief ceremony, Madugu‎ said the command had surpassed its target of N1.7bn, describing the break-through as a success to the entire command and service.

    According to him “we have improved on our revenue generation drive strategy”, he added.

    Madugu who has been deployed to Ogun state further explained that under his headship, the command has experienced‎ some positive changes that translated to physical transformation of structures with befitting adjourning services with the little resources allocated by the headquarters.

    “We have put in place a befitting conference hall with basic facilities, secured titltes (C of O) for our landed properties including officers Mess and residential buildings (barracks).

    According to Madugu, “I am handing over a good and sound NCS Area command to my successor”, he said.

    Taking over, the new Area Controller, Mr Nasiru Ahmed who hails from Niger state said he would do everything within his mandate in tackling the issue of smuggling and bring it to the barest minimum.

    He also assured of exploring more ways and areas of generating and improving the command’s revenue base.

    “We will work harder to brace the revenue of the command to bar‎”, he maintained.