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Chiemelie Ezeobi The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT patrol team recently intercepted and arrested a wooden boat ferrying 162 bags of contraband rice around Lagos Offshore area. According to the base, the arrest was in line with the federal government’s ban on the importation of rice To achieve this, the Nigerian Navy has continued to collaborate with the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to stop the activities of smugglers who attempt to import this commodity in a bid to sabotage the nation’s economy. THISDAY gathered that preliminary investigations by the base revealed that the bags of rice were all foreign parboiled rice smuggled into the country from Republic of Benin. ....
Chiemelie Ezeobi The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has handed over three suspected stowaways to the Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS). The arrest of the three suspects increased the total number of stowaways arrested in the past 12 months to 97. Commander NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Bashir Mohammed, who made disclosure, said the arrests were part of efforts by the Nigerian Navy to rid the nation’s maritime space of all illegalities including human trafficking. He added that the arrest was recorded through robust patrols in the Lagos waters, all of which have been handed over to the NIS. On the recent arrest, he said the Base Patrol team arrested the three suspects onboard MT SCF ALPHINE around the Lagos anchorage. ....