Customs, security agencies mull joint taskforce to combat cross-border crime in Katsina

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Customs, security agencies mull joint taskforce to combat cross-border crime in Katsina
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Nigerian Army (NA), Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), and other security agencies in Katsina

Tahir Balarabe, Superintendent of Customs, Public Relations Officer, Katsina Customs Area Controller disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.

He advocated the need for a joint security taskforce and credible intelligence sharing among military and paramilitary agencies in the state to tame transborder crimes and other security challenges bedeviling the state. At the State Police Command, the Controller, told the Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Abubakar Musa, that the Customs is ever-ready to work with the police to facilitate trade in the state without compromising national security.

He, however, said the synergy among security agencies in the state had significantly reduced the spate of crime and criminality, especially in frontline local government areas of the state, including Katsina town. He said the NCS was desirous of a collaborative effort of all security agencies towards intelligence sharing, decimating criminals, and providing a peaceful atmosphere for Nigerians.

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