Nigeria: Army intercepts 88 bags of foreign rice in Ogun — Africa Links 24

The troops of 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala , Abeokuta, deployed under Operation MESA has intercepted 88 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice during patrol.

Capt. Samuel Akari, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of 35 Artillery Brigade, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Saturday.

Akari explained that the interception followed an intelligence report on the movement of contraband goods into the country.

He noted that the interception occurred at 4:00am on Thursday…