The Zone B of the Nigeria Customs Service Kaduna has placed its personnel on alert to prevent smuggling and sale of frozen products during Sallah , its Controller, Aminu Dahiru , has said .
Dahiru said in a telephone interview on Thursday in Minna that additional manpower had been deployed to all border posts to also prevent illegal importation of weapons during the celebration.
“ We have placed our officers at the border posts on alert to prevent illegal importation of frozen poultry products and dangerous weapons during and after the Sallah festivities .
“ We want to ensure that smugglers and other bad elements do not take advantage of the festivities to bring in prohibited items particularly weapons , vehicle, rice and frozen products, ” the controller said .
Dahiru appealed to residents of border communities to support the NCS in tackling smuggling because of its negative impact on the economy and livelihood of Nigerians.
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