Fight against smuggling: Minister calls for deployment of technology

By Christopher Oji

Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji has called for the use of advanced surveillance technologies, drones and data analytics to strengthen border control and combat smuggling.

Nnaji made the call yesterday when he visited the Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, at the Nigeria Customs Headquarters in Abuja.