Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / New
Stats: 3,143,468 members, 7,781,363 topics. Date: Friday, 29 March 2024 at 01:10 PM

Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun - Crime - Nairaland

Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Crime / Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun (21670 Views)

The Dead Bodies Of The Fulani Youths Killed In Yorro LGA, Taraba (Graphic Photo) / 6 Dead Bodies Of Fulanis Killed In Taraba Discovered By Security (Graphic Pics) / Ife: Dead Bodies Of Victims Of Yoruba-Hausa Clash In Osun (Graphic Pictures) (2) (3) (4)

(1) (2) (Reply) (Go Down)

Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by HungerBAD: 4:06am On Sep 02, 2016
The ban on rice importation and biting economic conditions are forcing daring smugglers to freight bags of rice as coffins carried in ambulances.

This unprecedented antic of moving rice in an ambulance under the guise of corpses from Benin Republic into Nigeria was uncovered yesterday at the Seme Border by the operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) who promptly arrested the vendor.

According to Customs officials at Seme Border, the suspected smuggler, Moses Degbogbahun, arranged 11 50kg bags of rice in place of a corpse in his Volvo ambulance with Lagos registration number DV 74EKY. Luck, however, ran out on him when he was subjected to a rigorous search by an officer who had observed him move “corpses” across the border regularly without being searched.

His frequent movement across the border made the officers at Aradagun area of Badagry to suspect foul play prompting them to insist on seeing the “corpse”. But they were, however, amazed to see that they had allowed so many “corpses” across the border without knowing the identities of the dead (rice).

The Customs mobile patrol team leader stated that the frequency of the said ambulance patronising the international route with the “dead bodies” had become alarming making it necessary to ascertain the identity of the dead.

Rice smuggling across Seme Border became a lucrative trade to warrant such antic when the Federal Government banned rice importation into the country in its attempt to boost local capacity.

Meanwhile, over 50 million bags of imported rice, worth over N1 billion, are currently trapped in various warehouses in Cotonou, Benin Republic, following the ban on foreign rice import into Nigeria.

Many importers who violated the import restrictions by government are now regretting because they can no longer push the imported commodities into Nigerian markets.

One of the importers told Daily Sun that many of them have lost their collaterals to banks because they cannot service their loans.
“We have lost a lot. The banks are not giving us breathing space. They have confiscated all our belongings,” he said.

Daily Sun’s checks revealed that the new Controller General of Customs (CGC), Colonel Hameed Ali, had threatened to discipline the Customs Area Controller in charge of Seme Border, Victor Dimka, if any grain of imported rice finds its way into the Nigerian market.

To demonstrate his seriousness, Ali, three weeks ago, signed an agreement with the Beninoise government to the effect that any ship from Benin ports must be escorted by the Benin Customs and handed over to Nigerian Customs. He threatened to stop trade relations with Benin Republic if the government continues to allow contraband goods into Nigerian markets.

This tough stance by the Nigerian government had pitted the importers against their bankers because most of them borrowed to import the goods. They had targeted the ‘ember’ months – the Eid-del Kabir and Christmas festivities – to flood Nigerian markets with imported rice. These bags, it was discovered, have been warehoused for over six months under an unwholesome condition.

http://sunnewsonline.com/man-arrested-for-smuggling-rice-as-dead-bodies/

4 Likes 1 Share

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by drimpeccable(m): 4:57am On Sep 02, 2016
Nigerians can be quite creative especially when they're hard-pressed. Only that some of our leaders have chosen not to be creative having stuck their hands in filthy lucre. undecided

However, this is not to endorse what the 'corpse' smuggler engaged in. grin

9 Likes

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by dauntless15(m): 5:11am On Sep 02, 2016
angry hunger is really bad anything to survive

5 Likes

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by madridguy(m): 5:36am On Sep 02, 2016
Noted.
Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by jmichlins(m): 6:04am On Sep 02, 2016
Una no give us rice, man hustle enter another groove carry rice enter here you arrest him. You and him who understands the plight of the masses more?

24 Likes

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by snazzy5050(m): 7:47am On Sep 02, 2016
buhari which way undecided undecided

5 Likes

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by sommyblaze(m): 7:47am On Sep 02, 2016
What do u expect a niccur to do again?





A niccur has gotta eat ooo.

3 Likes

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by brunofarad(m): 7:48am On Sep 02, 2016
THE HURSTLE IS REAL




grin

2 Likes

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by Consultville(m): 7:48am On Sep 02, 2016
Where are we going to in this country

2 Likes 1 Share

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by Nairadays: 7:49am On Sep 02, 2016
shocked shocked e neva reach soo ooo

I think we need a re-sensitization on the current paradigm shift that has happened to this country. It's no longer like before.

The Nigerian Orientation Ministry or whatever should as a matter of urgency sensitive the populace as what is happening.

You've banned rice importation please re-sensitive, and massively broadcast where new rice is coming from.

For Dollar, at least we all sensitized ourselves the hard way.

For TSA, Bankers helped themselves.

Subsidy and many other things that have changed from the norm of the past 16 years.

A lot of people will come on these boards now and start cursing the present government, as if that will change anything.

God will pull us through.

7 Likes 2 Shares

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by Oblitz(m): 7:49am On Sep 02, 2016
nah hunger cause am
Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by Sunnycliff(m): 7:49am On Sep 02, 2016
Man must survive!

Hope custom officers no go come use this scenario begin check ambulances and be opening the casket of dead bodies anyhow because some dead body fit vex use this economic anger slap one of them o!

11 Likes

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by Riversides2003(m): 7:49am On Sep 02, 2016
.
Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by justicejay(m): 7:49am On Sep 02, 2016
embarassed and na same imported rice our leaders and govt officers dey chop 4 dia auz.

1 Like

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by uzo4real(m): 7:50am On Sep 02, 2016
E go pain name checkers...

1 Like

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by Adex097: 7:50am On Sep 02, 2016
I'm an IT student in NCAN, Benin branch. Dunno if my senior colleagues here could help me with this name's origin cry (Moses Degbogbahun). Thanks

3 Likes

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by Princelegacylemoha(m): 7:50am On Sep 02, 2016
"Moses Degbogbahun" is a new tribe !!

9 Likes 1 Share

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by Lovelynature(m): 7:51am On Sep 02, 2016
People are not smiling.

Nigerians are gonna try their best to survive the hard times

1 Like

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by afo86: 7:52am On Sep 02, 2016
Our own local rice should have been surplus b4 ban importation...

7 Likes

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by adeoba2008(m): 7:53am On Sep 02, 2016
We need import restriction so that we can diversify. Its a good move.

2 Likes

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by mjbaba: 7:55am On Sep 02, 2016
No worry. Dahiru Mangal will still bring those containers in

1 Like

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by wilexharnthony3: 7:57am On Sep 02, 2016
jmichlins:
Una no give us rice, man hustle enter another groove carry rice enter here you arrest him. You and him who understands the plight of the masses more?
Abeg help me ask dem ooooo
Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by sommyblaze(m): 7:57am On Sep 02, 2016
Princelegacylemoha:
"Moses Degbogbahun" is a new tribe !!

Lol I smell hmmmm


I would b back
Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by tunary(m): 7:58am On Sep 02, 2016
I just hope say our local rice dey scatter like d once them dey import

1 Like

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by pat077: 8:01am On Sep 02, 2016
Ok
Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by PaulIdu: 8:01am On Sep 02, 2016
I984 all over again

2 Likes 1 Share

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by salbis(m): 8:04am On Sep 02, 2016
Shame! Shame!! Shame!!!.......... God please save us from this 21st century Pharaoh.

1 Like

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by franco3075q(m): 8:10am On Sep 02, 2016
If na 2 import rice go make rice cheap, make dey better allow them import am cos dis country dey 4 reverse

1 Like

Re: Man Arrested For Smuggling Rice As Dead Bodies-the Sun by blackpanda: 8:11am On Sep 02, 2016
jmichlins:
Una no give us rice, man hustle enter another groove carry rice enter here you arrest him. You and him who understands the plight of the masses more?

Stop talking rubbish. How can nigeria be spending its non existent forex to import a product that we are already mass producing. Why cant u just grow up

1 Like

(1) (2) (Reply)

Police Arrest Principal Who Defiled Pupils After Orient Daily’s Investigation / Ex-Army Captain Commits Suicide In Calabar / EFCC Arraigns Samuel Akunomah For ₦425 Million Internet Fraud,

(Go Up)

Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health
religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket

Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 23
Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland.