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From John Adams, Minna
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Niger/Kogi Area Command, has intercepted a Mitsubishi Canter Truck with registration number SUL 51 ZY, loaded with large quantity of railway locomotive parts along Minna-Bida highway in Niger State.
The Comptroller in charge of Niger/Kogi Area command, Busayo Kadejo,who disclosed this at Command headquarters in Minna, the Niger state capital , yesterday when he handed over the seized items to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps(NSCDC), Niger state command, said the goods were suspected to be the property of the Nigerian Railway Corporation.
The Comptroller disclosed that the interception of the truck laden with the railway locomotive parts was carried out by the customs surveillance patrol team along the Minna-Bida highway.
Narrating the encounter of the patrol team with the suspected vandals, Kadejo ,said the occupants of the truck, sensing imminent danger when flagged down, and fearing possible arrest,“the driver and other occupants took to their heels and abandoned the vehicles”.
He pointed out that it was discovered that the vehicle was conveying vandalized railway locomotive parts, property of the NRC, adding that it was not only criminal but an act of economic sabotage.
According to him, having sought and obtained necessary approval from the Comptroller- General of Customs, the Command decided to hand over the intercepted vehicle with railway locomotive parts to the sister security agency, the NSCDC for further actions.
He maintained that handing over of the seized vehicles to the NSCDC was done in the spirit of inter-agency collaboration in the fight against criminal and criminalities in our society.
He commended the Officers and Men of the surveillance patrol team ,who intercepted the truck, especially considering the damage and loss that the NRC would have incurred by the action of the vandals and economic saboteurs.
