By Mustapha Sumaila Abuja, Feb. 2, 2021 Rice smugglers and marketers of smuggled rice should prepare for tougher times ahead, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) warned in Abuja on Tuesday. NCS spokesman, Mr Joseph Attah, told newsmen that the warning became necessary following complaints by the Rice Processors Association of Nigeria that the country had been flooded with smuggled rice. He said the Comptroller-General of Customs, Rtd. Col. Hameed Ali, had read the riot Act to Customs officers in commanding positions to arrest the rot. He said the officers were directed to ensure that rice smugglers and those who dealt in smuggled rice did not have any respite.