By Abimbola Ogunnaike
As parts of its efforts to tackle hunger across the country, Nigerian Customs Service(NCS) has announced that it has kick-started the sale of seized food items to vulnerable Nigerians.
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, made this disclosure on Tuesday, 5 March, 2024 on the floor of the House of Representatives during the sectoral debate series which also had in attendance the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari.
According to Adeniyi, President Bola Tinubu has ordered that food items produced in Nigeria and seized at the Nigerian land borders, be sold directly to vulnerable Nigerians to ease the challenge of hunger in the country.
“Mr President has directed that we sell directly to needy Nigerians food items produced locally but which were seized. This is one of the ways to address hunger and food scarcity we are facing. We have started this in Lagos.
“Also, the President has also directed that imported food items seized by the Nigeria Customs Service should be sold back to the local markets for resale to Nigerians,’’ he said.
