Customs issues warning about expired rice in the market to Nigerians

- Expired rice is being smuggled into Nigeria

- Comptroller Mamudu Haruna of the Nigerian Customs has issued a warning on expired rice

- As the festive season approaches, Nigerians are urged to be careful while buying rice

Customs officers with apprehended smugglers

Comptroller Mamudu Haruna, the customs controller, Federal operations unit, Ikeja, said on Tuesday, December 13 that most rice smuggled through Idiroko, Seme, Jibia and other border stations had expired.

Haruna, then urged the Nigerian public to be cautious when patronizing the smuggled rice sellers in the country saying that those eating such smuggled rice were causing damage to their bodies.

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