The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) intercepted hard drugs worth N2.2 billion at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos. Ekohotblog reports that the drugs were hidden inside a container imported from Montreal, Canada, and destined for a bonded terminal at the port. Two suspects linked to the shipment, … Read more
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged smuggling activities by personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The House took the decision at a plenary session on Wednesday following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by the member representing Badagry Federal Constituency, Lagos State, Oluwaseun Whingan. Whingan cited an … Read more
Two transporters, Taofeek Olatunbosun and Rafiu Abdelmalik, were allegedly brutalized by Nigerian Customs Service officers and soldiers at a checkpoint on the Badagry-Seme Expressway over the weekend for making a video. The duo, suspected by the officers of supplying journalists with information about smuggling activities, claimed they were tortured after being accused of espionage. The … Read more
The 6th Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt has reportedly detained Fisayo Soyombo, an investigative journalist and founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), for three consecutive days. Soyombo’s detention is believed to be connected to his recent investigative reports exposing alleged corruption and smuggling activities within the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). … Read more
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 13.298 million opioid pills, including Tramadol, Tramaking Quick Action, Tamol-X, Royal Tapentadol, and Carisoprodol, along with 338,253 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup, at the Onne Port in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to a statement by NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the seized drugs have … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced that it will conclude the ongoing recruitment process into the Federal Fire Service (FFS) on June 15, 2024, in line with its reviewed timeline for the conduct of employment into the paramilitary Services under its purview. The Minister … Read more
Nollywood’s Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD) has called upon the Nigerian Customs Service to distribute the food items seized from smugglers. Ekohotblog reports that Richard Mofe Damijo made the call in a post via his twitter handle. RMD further appreciated the Federal Government for the reduction of fuel prices and other efforts being put in place … Read more