Nigeria: Customs Denies Allegation of Poisoned Rice Linked to Multiple Deaths in Lagos

Nigeria: Customs Denies Allegation of Poisoned Rice Linked to Multiple Deaths in Lagos

...Labels Claims as Baseless and Misleading

Tension over alleged ‘deadly rice’ in circulation

There is palpable tension in parts of Ogun and Lagos States following rumours of deadly rice currently in circulation. Rumours contained in several WhatsApp voice notes alleged that a foreign trader invoked the spirit of Ogun deity on her two trucks of rice after the trucks were allegedly stolen and smuggled into the country. Speakers in the various voice notes making the rounds alleged that the two stolen trucks of rice were smuggled into Niger…

Killer rice: Read Customs' reaction

*FALSE ALLEGATION OF MULTIPLE DEATHS LINKED TO ALLEGED POISONED RICE RELEASED BY CUSTOMS AT SEME BORDER 1. The attention of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, has been drawn to a widely circulated unfounded and baseless allegation claiming that the Command seized and distributed bags of rice without the knowledge of the purported […] The post Killer rice: Read Customs’ reaction appeared first on Freedom Online.

Customs Warns Importers, Agents Against False Declaration — City Business News

Advertisements Photo Caption: Controller, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu (left), presenting a plague to President, Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria (SCAN), Moses Ebosele, during a courtesy visit by SCAN members to the command in Ikeja, Lagos. The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A (FOU ‘A’) of the Nigeria Customs Service, Ikeja, has warned importers and clearing agents against false declaration as the c…

Nigerian Customs Debunks Allegations Of Poisoned Rice Distribution - Blackbox Nigeria

Ghazali Ibrahim The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, has categorically denied allegations that seized rice distributed by the command led to multiple deaths, including a soldier. In a statement issued on May 11, 2025, by the command public relations officer, Isah Sulaiman, the command described the claims as entirely false, misleading, and baseless. Recall that viral claims of poisoned rice which led to the death of many in Badagry an…

Deadly Rice Rumor Debunked In Nigeria » Media Talk Africa

Tension is running high in parts of Ogun and Lagos States, Nigeria, due to rumors circulating about deadly rice being sold in the area. The rumors, spread