Comptroller Nwokocha reads riot act to smugglers

Smugglers operating in Oyo and Osun States will no longer find it easy as the Customs Area Comptroller, Mrs. Chinwe Nwokocha has declared he determination to wage a decisive war against economic criminals.

To underscore her resolve, the Oyo/Osun Command recently seized a trailer load of assorted textile along Oyo/Ibadan road particularly at Akinyele Local Government Area.

The seizure has a Duty Paid Value of more than N35 million.In the last three weeks, the Nwokocha-led Command had made other seizures worth N25 million including eight (8) vehicles, four of which are currently under investigation.

Underscoring her resolve to discourage smugglers from the illegal trade, Nwokocha made allusions to Professor Chinua Achebe's masterpiece saying "If the birds of smugglers continue to fly without perching, my officers will continue to shoot without ceasing".

She advised smugglers to engage in legitimate activities to avoid the wrath of the law warning that anyone found carrying out illegal trade and economic sabotage would be dealt with according to the law.