Customs Comptroller Bashir Adewale Adeniyi revealed how the terrorists awarded three of their officers in the attack at Kebbi State.
Adeniyi is known during her working visit to Niger/Kogi Regional Command of the Nigerian Customs Services Department.
He also raised concerns about the presence of Babanna/Benin Republic Border in the West Africa Province (ISWAP) of Borgu LGA, Niger State, saying it is a serious threat to effective border patrol operations.
According to him, customs officials escaped from ISWAP after they recently seized the Advanced Sports Spirit (PMS) (often called the PMS of gasoline) from smugglers operating at the Babana border.
Smugglers are believed to provide fuel to terrorists and bandits.
The Comptroller is represented by the Assistant Auditor General of Customs, who is responsible for finance, administration and special responsibilities, and Hussein Kehinde Ejibunu, the State Coordinator of Operation Tornado, who urges officials to be alert and prepare for possible attacks by terrorists.
He also called for strengthening cooperation with sister security agencies to ensure seamless border patrols and to fight crude oil smuggling across borders.
He revealed that aircraft and other aviation surveillance equipment have been purchased to support ground patrol operations.
He said: “Our three officers were recently kidnapped in Bachaka, Kebi State!
“ISWAP is Babanna/Benin Republic in Borgu LGA, Niger State, Babanna/Benin Republic in Borgu Lga, on Lakurawas on the other side, and in Borno Axis, we have Boko Haram. So we have all these people terrorize the country, they are not Nigerians, not Nigerians, but I always act in the middle of us.
“The day our officers took the patrol, during which the 500 high-level sportsman Yaruses were usually confiscated because gasoline was confiscated in Babanna, on the day they escaped from the people in Isawap. So all we need now is concrete wisdom that can make those who suffer from the responsibility of these terrorist organizations to take effective action.”
He said the customs service department continued to cooperate with sister security agencies to stop cross-border smuggling of crude oil.
“What interests you is that most of the bandits who attack us get fuel through smugglers, giving the opponent the ability to attack citizens everywhere.
From the intelligence, we have gathered that some terrorists are within the border between the Niger State and the Benin Republic of Benin. jitter;” he added.
