President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, commissioned
‘OPERATION SWIFT RESPONSE’ as a border drill exercise to checkmate the illegal
activities of smugglers across our borders.
His spokesman, Femi Adesina, in a statement, explained that
this is part of the Federal Government’s effort to ensure food security and
improve local production of goods at competitive prices,
The presidency said the border drill has been hugely
successful and has led to the interception and seizure of large quantities of
foods, materials, minerals and petroleum resources illegally trafficked across
our borders.
“The President commends the security agencies for a job well
done. He, however, finds it disheartening to learn that 295 smuggled petroleum
tankers were released without due authorization on 17th December, 2019 by some
security officials charged with the responsibility of protecting our borders.
“Sequel to this act, the National Security Adviser (NSA) was
directed to set up a Board of Inquiry to investigate the crime, and it was
recommended to the President that all officials (civilian or security
operatives) found to have connived to undermine government’s efforts should be withdrawn
from the border drill and severely sanctioned by their respective
organizations.
“The President has accepted the recommendations and directed
the immediate withdrawal and replacement of all those found culpable. He has
also directed that their respective organizations should mete immediate
appropriate disciplinary actions to them”, the statement added.
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