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The Coordinator of Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT), Sector III, Comptroller Olugboyega Peters, has assured Nigerians that his team will prevent smuggling of fake coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines through any of the borders within its jurisdiction. Peters, in conjunction with senior officers of the army and other security agencies, told reporters during a press briefing in Ilorin, Kwara State, yesterday that members of his team had promptly added COVID-19 vaccines to the list of its contrabands. For him, though the sensitive medical solubles are only transported through the port, the ant...

While the officials are saddled with the responsibility of protecting the borders from infiltration of contraband goods, arms and illicit drugs, smugglers device various methods of going against the law. Apart from killing the alleged smugglers, Customs officials and innocent citizens are also losing their lives during altercations at border communities. Besides gun battles with the smugglers, findings by Daily Trust Saturday showed that excessive speeding by the security agents while going after the suspected smugglers contribute to the casualties being recorded. Sources said that in 2020, ...

The Nigeria Customs Service, Kwara Command, has said that three persons died during a mob attack on its sector 3 check point and operational base in Ilesha-Baruba...

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) headquarters in Abuja was razed by fire on Sunday morning. NIS disclosed this in a tweet via its Twitter handle on

3 die as mob attack Customs check point, operational base in Kwara 9 hours ago The Nigeria Customs Service, Kwara Command, has said that three persons died during a mob attack on its sector 3 check point and operational base in Ilesha-Baruba area of the State. According to a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer Zakari Chado in Ilorin on Saturday, he said information received from the Sector 3 team leader in Ilesha-Baruba indicated that the three persons were part of the mob that attacked the check point and attempted to overrun the base. “On January 8, at about 8pm,...