“What Is The Intelligence Behind Border Closures?” – Senator Asks, Knocks Raids Of Homes & Biznesses By Custom Officers

The vice-chairman of the senate committee on Customs and Excise, Senator Francis Fadahunsi has strongly kicked against the continued closures of borders and raid of homes and businesses by customs officers.

The Senator who represents Osun East senatorial district made his position known on Saturday, September 04, 2021.

According to a report monitored by societynow.ng on dailypost.ng the Senator who heavily indicted the administration of Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), the Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigeria Customs Service and called for its probe asserted that “There is no legal backing for customs officers raiding people’s houses at night under the guise of retrieving and stopping goods and reselling same goods to unsuspecting Nigerians.

“Nigeria’s borders have remained close for quite a time now and this situation has deprived Nigeria of huge revenue generation. What is the intelligence behind the border closures?”