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Very disgusting how our leaders are eager to emmigrate our people. This is when they are bragging about shutting down borders to legitimate businesses and exports because of a few contraband commodities they could not monitor. Why corruption! If Nigeria is so inept and arrogant about her borders, why should America be lenient about our people.
Shame on us!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/border-closure-nigerians-have-natural-tendency-to-commit-crime-says-customs-cg/amp/

The Comptroller General, of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col Hameed Ali(retd), has lamented the continued incidents of smuggling in the country despite the border closure.

He decried that rice and other prohibited goods still found their way into Nigeria.

This is as Ali said the NSC has intercepted smuggled Pangolin scales valued at N10.26bn.

Ali disclosed this in Lagos on Tuesday while informing the media about the seizure of $8.06m cash off the tarmac at the international wing of the Murtala Mohammed airport

Ali said the Pangolin scales were intercepted along the Isheri axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

He noted that Pangolin was a highly endangered species and international law prohibited its trade in any form.

According to him, the price of the scales, which goes for $3000 per kilo was the reason it was irresistible to smugglers.

He said, “The fact that we have border closure and people still bring rice and other items into the country shows that our people have the natural tendency to commit crime.

“We need the cooperation of the media and the general public to get the right information that would help us do our job because Customs are not magicians.

“Before you know it, illicit drugs, weapons, and other dangerous materials will come in and your children and relations will become victims of these dangerous items.”

https://m.guardian.ng/features/farmers-stakeholders-raise-alarm-over-influx-of-foreign-rice-poultry-despite-border-closure/

It appears that the successes recorded by the Federal Government’s closure of its land borders are waning, going by the lamentations of farmers and agripreneurs.

Although the impact of the closure is still being felt in the society, leading to increase in prices of consumables, including rice, of which the country has not attained competitive local production, the alleged influx of goods smuggled into the country is compounding the problem.

For now, going by investigations and survey of border communities, goods that are tagged as contrabands, especially rice, poultry products and other farm produce have daily been finding their way into the country through the ‘closed borders.’

This contrasts what the National Public Relations Officer of Customs, Joseph Attah, told The Guardian late last year, that the essence of the border closure is for national security, to encourage farmers and to stimulate economic activities.

“Nigerian farmers are really happy with what we are doing, they are even suggesting that the borders should not be opened anytime soon … We cannot do anything that will counter the reason that led to the closure.”

Reports from major markets, including Daleko, Ojuwoye, Mile 2, Ile-Epo, Agege, Oyingbo, among others, showed that foreign rice is still being sold.

It is the same thing with the poultry industry as influx of frozen products from neighbouring countries have spoilt the market for local farmers, who have invested heavily based on government’s directive.

For instance, ahead of the last festive season, poultry sellers at Ijora, Mushin, Sango, Mile 12 recorded huge losses, as imported frozen chicken crashed prices forcing dealers to sell at giveaway prices, in order not to incur colossal losses.

The development is gradually robbing off on the success recorded by the industry between August and November, with the cutting down of smuggled poultry products by one million metric tonnes, as 70 per cent of about two million metric tonnes of poultry meat consumed locally is smuggled into the country.

The Guardian learnt from reliable sources that smuggling is currently thriving at the borders. The newspaper gathered that all the border communities —Idiroko, Ihunbo, Ijoun, Ajegunle, Owode, Ilaro, Ilara, Imeko and others are good bases for smugglers who bring in the products in connivance with officials of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS).

A resident of Ijohun, Joseph Kadara (not real name) told The Guardian that smugglers do have a field day around the axis, as foreign rice, poultry products, cars and other items from the neighbouring Benin Republic find their ways into the country.

He said: “The current activities of smugglers across the border can no longer be described as smuggling anymore because Customs men are conniving with the smugglers to bring in the goods. Within the interval of 10 minutes, you will see vehicles loaded with foreign rice, turkey and chicken moving in convoy towards Sango, unhindered because they have ‘settled’ the Customs; it is as bad as that.

“The noise of border closure is a ruse. The exercise has failed to achieve its aim. The customs have compromised, it is better to re-open the border than for us to pretend the border is closed and goods are still coming in behind closed doors.”

A farmer in Imeko area, Jagun Olamilekan, who also testify to the development accused customs of being the problem of Nigeria.

“Their overzealousness when the border was initially closed made people think they were actually working. They did not only cease our farm produce on the excuse that they are imported from neighbouring countries, but also made life unbearable for us, accusing us of smuggling in the name of transporting our farm produce from one location to the other.

“Now, especially at night, you see smugglers driving in without anyone accosting them. We can no longer pretend that all is well, local farmers have invested in rice production, poultry farmers have raised the bar and have invested more, but now the border have been stylishly opened to bring in rice and other produce that were supposedly shut out.

“Go to stores and markets and see how foreign rice have dominated the market, local rice that was the toast of Nigerians before December are rotting away because our people have seen foreign rice again. What a policy that cannot be sustained; this is sad! We are back to square one, the market is now dull in terms of sales,” he said.

Biodun Onalaja, producer of Okun Rice, at the Ogun/Osun River Basin, Itoikin, Ogun State, told The Guardian that rice farmers and processors are back to square one.

According to him, the border closure worked initially between September and November and his factory then, was processing rice both day and night. He noted that towards the end of December, smugglers, especially in the eastern and northern states like Adamawa and Kano began to have a field day.

“I don’t think rice and other produce can come in without connivance with men of the Customs Service. Just last week, we received memo from the NCS inviting us for a meeting on this. Every rice farmer and miller can tell you that the Customs are the problem of this country.
“The compromise was too much. If you go around the markets, you will see that foreign rice is everywhere. We are back to pre-border closure era in terms of sales,” he said.

Efforts made to get the National Public Relations Officer of Customs, Joseph Attah, to respond to the allegations were unsuccessful, as he failed to pick the calls or respond to text messages sent to him, as at the time of filing this report.

But Nigeria has not shamelessly addressed the issues that led to border closure that is causing, loss of revenue, inflation and suffering to low and middle income Nigerian for over 6 months. We all know immigrant visa restrictions only affects upper and higher middle class. May God help us.

Jimi24:
It is to encourage investment in cheap locally produced cars. They have also not banned new cars

For real Just imagine the nonsense this one is spewing. How can we hate ourselves so much. O ma se oo

We re just starting....how much is a bag of rice again?

But our borders were closed without Notice. American travel ban is a welcomed development. Every one should put the interest of their nation first!

So what's your point. Migrate there nah

johnmattew:
u [s]said it all....the ban is just to foster the relationship btw the two countries......this ban will be lifted immediately Nigeria fulfill their own part[/s]

The way Border closure has been immediately opened abi?

Shameless people
But you closed your borders to your next door African neighbour, But opened sea port to 'Oyibo' Trade.


Hypocrites

The same people that bragged about our border closure... The same tribalists that condemn any tribe that isn't theirs. Shame on you and your foolishness! Keep hating Trump and don't forget to take your pills this night.

Nitori Olorun
Here Olorun
Haba
$16m is too much NAA

Keep writing rubbish. Revenue is high as importers are forced to use your ports because Cotonu is closed. Your services are still 0% level, while bribery, theft, corruption and very long delay and wait times is still 100%. We use Apapa port because right now we have no choice. Wicked people. Keep deceiving yourselves instead of genuinely improving

Hobbsandshaw:
Brother calm down.This issue is not as simple as you are seeing it.This woman is desperate to keep me,if I force anything, she will fight in a dangerous means. And forget,we have two children together already.I need all the wisdom I'll get to handle this situation.I'm not weak at all.

No I don't think you are weak. I think you are foolish. You are married to a wicked and conniving woman. A viper who didn't mind passing on the virus to you. She deligently too her drugs but didn't inform you and didn't care if you got infected and died. She will rather keep a secret than save your life. Such a woman can poison or kill you and you will keep giving stupid excuses for her.

You are not the first to divorce neither the last. I'm sorry but even your children deserve better. She is very selfish and cares only about her honor and comfort as a married woman. That's woman has no iota of love for you. She slept with you unprotected for 5 years knowing she was positive. Knowing you didn't know. Knowing you were not on any medication or protection. Yet she will look you in the eyes everyday, kiss you and say she loves you.

God has given you a second chance to rid yourself of the viper. A vicious liar. Even lied about CS

If you stick to her she will end up ruining your life because she is a vicious liar and a selfish woman. Even beyond the HIV to other aspects of life. Such a woman can sleep with your best friend or brother and still smile, serve you dinner and sleep with you that night.

Remain married to her at your own risk.
Or pity your self, your children and your parents and separate your self from this evil and wicked woman.

A word is enough for the wise

Oluwakayode Adebusuyi, a 26-year-old man from Nigeria, allegedly raped an intoxicated woman in her car, according to ABC 7 News. Immigration authorities have confirmed that Adebusuyi is an illegal alien. He currently lives in Fairfax, Virginia, but committed the crime in Montgomery County, Maryland. He was arrested in August of 2018 and charged with second degree assault, a fourth-degree sex offense, and false imprisonment. Prosecutors dropped those charges for a reason they have never disclosed. We could make an educated guess, but we don’t know for sure. He is currently in jail in lieu of a $250,000 bond.

From The Daily Caller


A statement from federal immigration authorities confirmed that the Nigerian national is living in the U.S. unlawfully.


“On Sept. 1, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers lodged a detainer with the Montgomery County Detention Center on unlawfully present Nigerian national Oluwakayode Adewole Adebusuyi. Adebusuyi was arrested Aug. 28 on local charges, including rape,” a statement from ICE read.

This is not the first time Adebusuyi has been in trouble with the law for sexual crimes.

He was charged with a second degree assault, a fourth degree sex offense, and false imprisonment in August 2018, according to arrest documents obtained by ABC 7. However, prosecutors dropped the charges for unknown reasons. Adebusuyi has since worked as a ride-share driver.

News of the arrest marks the latest rape or sexual charge by an illegal alien in Montgomery County since County Executive Marc Elrich signed a “sanctuary” order in July that largely forbids local authorities from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. The “Promoting Community Trust Executive Order,” prohibits county police officers from asking about a suspect’s immigration status and bars police from working with ICE.


https://www.davidharrisjr.com/steven/eighth-illegal-alien-in-sanctuary-montgomery-county-charged-with-rape/

[quote author=obembet post=81632700]Even though i hate APC and their useless Supporters.

But this is most stupid act so far. Why destroying the foundation? There is no different between

Did you read at all?

I left a very abusive marriage too and I deeply understand. I will be happy to share my story and encourage you too. I'm better off today. If you want to talk pls email me as i have sent you a mail.

Pls be strong

haywire07:
So the cars broke down ,we agree . so the new cars worth such a HUGE AMOUNT will never break down for life right?

Do u know wat #330million can do?

And proposing to build a residence worth #1billion is grave stupidity. Are you planning to house the entire Nigerian in it?

Na that one pain me pass sef. To think he had the effort to call 1 billion naira as if it's 1k. Like he is doing us a favor. Imagine what that money will do in education. Health, or to fix at least one major road. Saraki and others who plunder our nation with impunity, God will judge you all without mercy. Your generations will reap the hardship you have put on millions of Nigerian lives.