To preserve food for Nigerians, some operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, arrested 21 trucks loaded with food and non-food items.
The trucks were heading towards N’djamena, Chad Republic, Central African Republic and Cameroon.
They were however intercepted in a sting operation at major exit routes along Kalabiri/Gamboru Ngala and Bama roads, Borno State.
Food items were cleverly concealed in the trucks in order to go undetected.
But they didn't succeed due to the vigilance of the operatives of the Commission.
It was also discovered that the Waybills covering the goods in the trucks indicated their destinations as N’djamena, Chad Republic, Central Africa Republic and Cameroon.
The arrest of the trucks is expected to discourage the current upsurge in the smuggling of food items out of Nigeria.
The suspects arrested with the trucks are being profiled and would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded