Customs sell 25kg bag of rice for N10,000

The Nigeria Customs Service is selling the seized bags of rice to the public.

The Comptroller General of the NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, said the service is selling at the rate of N10,000 per 25kg bag.

The Customs boss said that the moves to sell the seized items is to crash the price of food items and the shore up the value of the naira

He warned against the resale of purchased rice adding anybody caught reselling will be arrested and possibly prosecuted.

He explained that the disposal of these seized items will be for a period of time, adding that very poor Nigerians were the target for the gesture.

He added that a form with all the details of the applicant including the National Identification Number will be submitted and a bar code will be generated for the collection of the commodity.

Adeniyi stated that ten registration points will be opened for members of the public with a view to easing the purchase process.

He said, “As part of our ongoing commitment to food security of Nigerians, the NCS has secured approval from the government to dispose of these seized food items to needy Nigerians at discounted prices.