The Public Relations Officer, NCS, Joseph Attah confirmed the development in a statement issued on Tuesday.
He said as of September 10, 100 illegal migrants have been arrested while seizures include 8,360-50kg bags of parboiled foreign rice; 122 bags of fertilizer; 77 vehicles; 781 drums filled with Premium Motor Spirit as well as 16,371 empty 200 litres drums to be used for smuggling PMS. The statement reads in part, “As part of the efforts to sustain the rigorous patrol along the national borderlines, the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali , Comptroller General of Immigration, Mohammed Babandade and the Coordinator of the exercise, Brig Gen Emmanuel Aliyu Ndagi have commenced an on the spot assessment of the implementation and compliance of the ongoing border security drills.
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