About six months after the imposition of economic sanctions on the Niger Republic, life in the border communities across seven Nigerian states is in dire straits.
The newly deployed Customs Area Comptroller, Adamawa / Taraba Area Command, Salisu Kazaure Abdullahi, has declared total war on smugglers operating at the Cameroun Republic borders between the two states.
Smugglers and duty evaders will now face stiffer punishment for economic crimes as the Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA) Amendment Bill has received the President’s assent.
At least 20 people died when police opened fire on alleged sandalwood smugglers in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, a local police chief said.