The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said its officers have the power to search any building for any smuggled products.
DAILY POST reports that there have been controversies on whether or not customs officers have the right to storm any building in search of contrabands.
Many have argued that operations of the NCS officials should be done at the border posts only instead of chasing smugglers into the busy roads.
But, the Controller of Customs in Ogun 1 Area Command, Bamidele Makinde, made it known that the Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA) empowers the NCS to search premises, vehicles, planes, to arrest, detain and enforce the law like the police.
