Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller, for Federal Operations Unit in Kaduna, Chedi Wada, has lamented that smugglers have been using fake presidential number plates to deliver vehicles across the country
According to Wada, they have also been dubiously using such fake number plates belonging to various state and local governments, MDAs, Emirate Councils, and other governmental institutions.
Wada disclosed this in an interview with newsmen, claiming customs are well-trained personnel and can easily identify fake numbers and cannot be played by the old tricks.
“Customs will not relent; we will continue to do our best by not allowing smugglers to use the old tactics of using the presidential number plates and other governmental institutions to smuggle luxurious vehicles into the country,” He said.
Wada stated that they had impounded lots of such vehicles with fake number plates including those of local governments, ministries, and lots of government institutions adding that the service was committed to saving Nigeria’s economy by bringing smugglers down to the ground by suppressing their activities.
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