Nigeria: Envoy Raises the Alarm Over Upsurge in Smuggling, Human Trafficking, Piracy At Seme Boarder

2 February 2018

The Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Oguntuase Kayode has called on security agencies at the Lagos-Seme boarder to be alive to their responsibilities, noting that the boarder is a safe haven for criminals.

He said smuggling of prohibited and restricted items, proliferation of small arms and light weapons, human trafficking, illicit drug trafficking, piracy, illegal bunkering, oil theft and international terrorism, are thriving in the area.

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