Officers and men of the Nigerian Navy, Offa, Kwara State has intercepted 825 bags of smuggled rice coming from Oyo State to Kwara State.
Speaking with journalists while parading suspected smugglers and their commodity in Offa on Sunday, Commandant Nigeria Navy School of Health Sciences, Captain Ayodele Ogunniyi Olowolagba, said that the arrest was made at about 5:00 am on Sunday.
“This morning at about 0500 hours that’s 5 am this morning July 7, 2019, while conducting checks at the old checkpoint, opposite Nigerian Navy School of Health Sciences, Offa gate, (because we have both the right and left checkpoints security in front of the school), 15 vehicles both Peugeot and golf cars were arrested.
“Each of them carries 55 bags of foreign rice, totalling 825 bags of rice. The commodities in the car would be handed over to the police from this moment until about 14:10 hours.
“Nigerian Navy is a friendly force. We are very friendly even with the immediate community. With the security services we carry around Offa and Kwara State, we would not do anything inimical to the success of all the activities of the government in power. We are committed to making sure that all the activities of the government are carried out peacefully. That is why all of us are here. As I said earlier, we would hand over all the 15 vehicles with all the 825 bags of foreign rice to the Nigerian police in the presence of the Customs.
Speaking further, the Commandant, said that the Nigerian Navy School of Health Science, Offa has been conducting security test on designated checkpoints situated along Ira Road, Oyun local government area, located in front of the school.
