The Nigerian Navy, on Sunday, said it has seized 80 bags of rice being smuggled into Nigeria from Benin Republic through the waterways.
Spokes an of the Nigerian Navy Ship, Elizabeth Ibrahim, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the boat carrying the 80 bags was intercepted by the operatives attached to its Forward Operation Base in Badagry, Lagos.
Bags of rice
She said: “A wooden boat being used to ferry the bags of rice was also intercepted by naval operatives while on a patrol at the Iyana-Ipaahi water ways around the Badagry creeks.”
The Commanding Officer in Badagry, Capt. Abdulhakeem Ojebode, handed over the seized bags of rice to the personnel of the Nigerian Customs.
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According to him, the suspects of the boat fled on sighting the naval operatives.
“This operation goes in line with the roles of the Navy to protect the territorial waters of Nigeria.
“The operation also goes in line in supporting the Nigerian Customs in its duty of ensuring that smugglers don’t use our waterways to bring items adjudged contraband into Nigeria,” Mr. Ojebode said.
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