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Customs Seizes N39.05m Rice, Cars
The Nigeria Customs Ser
vice (NCS) headquarters Monitoring Team, Idiroko Axis, has intercepted 600 bags of rice and five cars valued at N39.05 million.
This is contained in a statement issued in Lagos by Mr Uche Ejesieme, the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Operations Unit of NCS, Ikeja, Lagos.
The statement said the Team Coordinator and a Deputy Comptroller, Yahaya Biri, disclosed the seizures.
Biri, according to the statement, said the first seizure of rice was made on July 31 at 04.10 hours on the Lagos – Sagamu Expressway while the team was on patrol.
The Coordinator said the team had trailed the consignment which was believed must have come from unapproved routes.
He added that the rice consignment with a Duty Paid Value of N3.9 million was inside a DAF truck with registration number XS 250 KTU.
Biri said the two suspects arrested at the point of interception of the consignment had been detained for further interrogation.
He said at 21.40 hours on August 1, the team also intercepted five new Toyota Corolla cars on the Lagos-Sagamu Expressway while acting on an intelligence report.
Biri said the cars had a duty paid value of N35.15 million.
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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