By Billy Graham Abel Yola
Troops of the Nigerian army have interceptted some seven trucks allegedly transporting some banned goods to the republic of Cameroon.
The trucks are reported to be carrying about six hundred 50kg bags of cement to the neighbouring country of Cameroon.
The trucks were paraded over the weekend at the Adamawa state Police command headquarters in Yola, Adamawa state.
This action is sequel to an executive order by the Adamawa state Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, imposing a ban on the smuggling of building materials across the country’s border through Adamawa routes into Cameroon.
During the joint press briefing lead by the Chief Press Secretary to the Adamawa state governor, Humwashi Wonosikou, and the police PPRO, Suleiman Nguroje, told newsmen that the trucks were intercepted few kilometres away fromJamtari, a border town between Adamawa in Nigeria and Cameroon.
“We’re here to address a disturbing trend in the state. As if the hardship on the people is not enough; there are some people who would want to test the will of the government and the government is saying such actions are unacceptable.
“We’re all living witnesses when the government came up with a policy of banning the movement of building materials across the country’s border. We’re a border state and we’ve had issues where items are transported across the border.
“But then the government, for building materials, would not want them transported out of the country. You can see behind me are trucks that were apprehended and brought here. They were intercepted by the military.
“And it is believed that these products are being transported out of the country, because if you look at it, where is the community at the border area in Adamawa state that requires this amount of cement to be used?” Wonosikou announced.
Speaking at the press briefing, Nguroje said, “Our ersonnel have been deployed throughout the state to enforce the government’s order banning transportation of building materials across the border.”
The PPRO said, the command will ensure that the product get to desired users here in Adamawa and its environs as ordered by the state government.