President Bola Tinubu has instructed the Nigeria Customs Service to return seized food items at border communities to their rightful owners.
The Nigeria Customs Service’s Controller-General, Adewale Adeniyi, announced the new policy at a meeting with border communities in Katsina on Saturday.
He mentioned that Tinubu had made a decision to use his authority not based on legal guidelines, “but rather reflecting the deep sense of generosity he holds towards Nigeria.”
“In doing so, he has directed that those food items that were going out of the country that have been seized in various border areas should be returned to the owners on the condition that those goods would be sold in the Nigerian markets.
“So, we will be monitoring you to know if there is a violation of this. Those food items will be returned, and it is a directive that we will pass them back into the Nigerian markets,” Adeniyi said