Law Enforcement Agents are aiding smuggling – Customs CG
Adetokunbo Fakeye
Nigeria Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko Inde has alleged that some unscrupulous elements within the law enforcement agencies as well as regulatory bodies are responsible for jeopardising the economic prospects of the country by aiding smuggling activities across the borders.
According to Inde, the recent seizure of contraband goods worth N480 billion in Kano State showed total failure on the part of government agencies to undertake their statutory functions.
The customs boss stated this at a one-day forum of the customs and textile value chain stakeholders held on Tuesday in Abuja.
Inde said there are bad eggs within the law enforcement and government agencies, which work with smugglers to sabotage the country.
Dikko said he would rather resign honorably than to compromise under pressure from any quarters.
“And I want to assure members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) in any way, I am not under stress or pressure, I am doing my duty diligently and I have no fear for anybody. And I want to assure you that the day I am asked to compromise, I will rather choose the path of honour because I have a name to protect”, he said.
He however noted the customs would support the textile manufacturing sector to make it an instrument for employment generation but stressed that information sharing was critical for detection and fight against crime.