Nigerian Navy Intercepts 529 Bags of Smuggled Rice, Rescues Human Trafficking Victims in Badagry
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry has intensified its crackdown on cross-border crimes, recording significant operational successes with the interception of smuggled goods, seizure of illegally transported petroleum products, and the rescue of victims of human trafficking. Speaking during a press briefing, the Commanding Officer of FOB Badagry, Captain Sa'id Muhammad Kabir, said the achievements were recorded through intelligence-driven operations conducted along the Badagry-Porto Novo Creek and other land corridors within the Base's Area of Operations. According to him, naval personnel intercepted a total of 529 bags of foreign parboiled rice suspected to have been smuggled into Nigeria during routine patrols along the Badagry-Porto Novo Creek and adjoining waterways. He disclosed that in line with Nigerian Navy Standard Operating Procedures and existing regulations, the seized rice was handed over to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Monday, July 20,...