VIDEO: Lagos Residents Line Up To Purchase N10,000 ‘Customs Rice’

Footage shows Lagos State residents lining up to buy bags of rice reportedly priced at N10,000, offered by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS).

Recall that Customs announced that the distribution of seized food items will commence on Friday (today).

In a statement issued to journalists in Lagos, the NCS Comptroller General, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed that customs officials are not allowed to be involved in the process.

According to the statement issued through the service’s National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, Adeniyi stated that the rice will be packaged in 25kg bags and sold for N10,000.

The target groups, he said, included artisans, teachers, nurses, religious bodies, and other Nigerians within its operational areas.

The aim, he said, is to establish direct communication with members through these structured systems in order to guarantee the utmost effectiveness of this initiative.

Adeniyi cautioned against the resale of food items, emphasizing that the NCS is fully dedicated to transparency and accountability throughout the entire process.

Another video also showed some of the residents picking up their bags of rice under the close supervision of customs officials.

It was gathered that to obtain a Custom seized rice at the Lagos Customs zonal office in Yaba, you only need to bring your National Identification Number (NIN) and have 10,000 Naira ready.