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Nigeria bans rice imports through land border over smuggling

Xinhua, March 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Nigerian government on Tuesday re-introduced the restriction on the imports of rice through its land border over smuggling concerns.

Spokesperson for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Wale Adeniyi, said in a statement that the NCS had recorded "dwindling revenue from rice imports through the land borders".

Reports from border authorities showed an upsurge in rice smuggling since January, the spokesperson said.

In the first two months of the year, "a total of 9,238 bags (of rice) were seized", he said.

He added those who had already started their importation processes would have a grace period ending March 25 to clear their consignments.

Nigeria opened its border in October 2015 for rice imports. Endit