The Nigeria Customs Service, Katsina State Command said it has seized more than 200 motorcycles and ‘Keke Marwa’ from elements suspected to be bandits and other criminals in Katsina in North West Nigeria.
The seizure, Customs said, was between August and September.
The Acting Controller of the state command, Alhaji Chedi Wada revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Katsina.
He disclosed that the motorcycles, mostly Boxers and Jencheng models, were intercepted around forests close to borders with other other countries.
“We suspected that the motorcycles were used for conveyance of petrol, food items and smuggled items to bandits in the forest.
“Most of the people we seized the motorcycles from fled and no one came to claim the motorcycles,’’ the controller said.
Wada said the command is working tirelessly to guarantee that no contraband or illegal item is brought into the country through any of the borders in the state.
“The fight against banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other forms of crimes and criminal acts in the state and the country in general is a collective effort.
“The customs service, like any other security agency, also has a stake in it.
“Here in Katsina state, we are determined despite all odds; we will make sure we assist to bring the bandits and other criminals to their knees,” Wada said.
