Workers, distributor protest seizure of 704 bags of local rice by Customs - Enjoy this Awesome Report

Workers, distributor protest seizure of 704 bags of local rice by Customs

Ilorin—No fewer than 1000 workers  and sympathizers   of a major distributor of local rice in Nigeria, Mount Olive Nigeria limited based in “Oja tuntun”(new market) Kwara State, yesterday trooped into the major streets of Ilorin to protest perceived illegal seizure of 704 bags of rice from the company by officials of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS.

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