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The Joint Task Force, comprising the Nigeria Customs Service, Army, Air Force, DSS and the Police, says it will burn the notorious smugglers’ warehouse in Unyenghe, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
The JTF, Border Drill Operations, led by the Comptroller of Customs and Sector Coordinator for South-South and South-East zones, Mr Shehu Abubakar, also threatened to burn down smugglers’ warehouses in the area if they do not desist from their illegal activities.
Speaking with newsmen on Sunday after the raid, Abubakar described the area as a haven of smugglers, comfort zone and city of rice discovered through intelligence reports.
He said the exercise was the first in the area after many years, noting that smugglers have threatened to attack any security operative that dared to disrupt their operations.
He stated that the taskforce was empowered by law to search premises and to patrol freely, adding that the raid was in accordance with the federal government’s decision to grow the local economy and to free the country from substandard goods.
