He urged officers to stay committed and intensify efforts to enhance national security.
The coordinator of Operation Whirlwind said two vehicles of means of conveyance were intercepted along with the seizures.
Mr Ejibuni said 22 people were convicted of different offences in 31 months.
“Customs also seized 104 motorcycles and 566 cartons of slippers during the period, he added.
The customs official said the smugglers’ activities put Nigerians at risk of consuming the grains contaminated with petroleum products.
Customs controller Hussein Ejibunu said the goods were seized along the borders and port corridors within the South West zone.
The acting comptroller, FOU, Zone A, Hussein Ejibunu, said this at a press conference to showcase the unit’s activities in September on Wednesday in Lagos.
Meanwhile, the truck driver claimed that he did not know what he was carrying in the truck until he was arrested.
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