The Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service, Kano/Jigawa Area Command Suleiman Pai Umar says the command in the last three months has seized contraband goods worth N41.4 million. “The seizures are part of our anti-smuggling activities since July. It is worrisome that some Nigerians still indulge in smuggling, despite the wide awareness of the threat smuggling poises to the nation’s security and economy,” Umar said. According to him, the breakdown of the seized items and their Duty...

KATSINA — Chairman of the Northwest Governor’s Forum and governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, say Governors of the North-West geopolitical zone have concluded plans to recruit 3,000 vigilantes to battle banditry in the region. Speaking at a consultative briefing on security in Katsina while playing a host to the minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and royal fathers in the state, the governor said the suspension of mobile telecommunication networks in 13...