Food Distribution: No NIN, no free meals, customs tell hungry Nigerians
LAGOS- The Nigeria Customs Service says it has begun distributing seized food items to hungry citizens to help mitigate the current hardships. However, the agency said persons with a verifiable National Identification Number (NIN). Speaking at the flag-off of the exercise in Lagos on Thursday, the comptroller-general of customs, Wale Adeniyi, said the federal government ordered the distribution of the seized food items. Mr Adeniyi said customs was working with other agencies to distribute the seized foods directly to needy Nigerians. Mr Adeniyi said Nigerians would require a verifiable NIN to benefit. “Our target includes artisans, teachers, religious organisations and other Nigerians within the area of customs operations, including the border areas. “The intention of this distribution is to reach out directly to members of organisations that have structures to ensure the maximum impact of the exercise. “The effort of the distribution is to ensure robust security protocol throughout the process as officers will closely monitor the entire supply chain to prevent any misuse or possible diversion of food items,” said Mr Adeniyi. He said that the gesture was part …
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