The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that the operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command arrested 21 trucks loaded with food and non-food items heading towards some neighbouring countries.
EFCC confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday, with the trucks leaving Nigeria for countries such as the Chad Republic, Central African Republic and Cameroon.
“The trucks were intercepted in a sting operation at major exit routes along Kalabiri/Gamboru Ngala and Bama roads, Borno State,” the statement read.
“Investigation showed food items cleverly concealed in the trucks that would have gone undetected but for the eagle-eyed vigilance of operatives of the Commission.”
According to the statement, further checks showed that the waybills covering the goods carried by trucks indicated their destinations as N’djamena, Chad Republic, the Central African Republic, and Cameroon, respectively.
The arrest of the trucks, the anti-graft commission feels, is expected to stem the tide of food insecurity occasioned by the unscrupulous antics of smugglers across Nigeria.
“Suspects arrested with the trucks are being profiled and will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded,” the commission added.
