Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, arrested 21 trucks loaded with food and other non-food items being diverted out of the country.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the 21 truck loads being diverted to N’djamena, Chad Republic, Central African Republic and Cameroon were intercepted by operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the EFCC.
Amid food shortages in the country, it was gathered that the trucks were intercepted in a sting operation at major exit routes along Kalabiri/Gamboru Ngala and Bama roads in Borno State.
Investigation showed that the food items were cleverly concealed in the trucks, and according to the EFCC, this would have gone undetected, if not for the eagle-eyed vigilance of operatives of the Commission.
Checks showed that the waybills covering the goods carried by the trucks indicated their destinations as N’djamena, Chad Republic, Central Africa Republic and Cameroon respectively.
“The arrest of the trucks is expected to stem the tide of food insecurity occasioned by unscrupulous antics of smugglers across the country.
“Suspects arrested with the trucks are being profiled and would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded,” the EFCC said.