To commemorate the end of the Sacred Month of Ramadan, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has provided the OKO OPO Foundation with 30 bags of 50 kg of rice that will be distributed to widows and disadvantaged children in Ogun.
The representatives of NCS, Comptroller Assistant to Customs, Mr. Olabode Akinola; The NCS Superintendent Officer, Mr. Ismaheel Alarape, and an attached customs of the Superintendent, Lagos, Mr. Kaffu Samuel, said that the donation is in the mantra of the agency to support notable non -profit organizations in a commitment to relieve the suffering of those has nothing in society.
The impulse follows the empowerment of 150 widows in December 2024 by the foundation with cash, food and medicines.
It was learned that Customs donation was finished during a peace ball between Customs and the promoter of the Foundation, Dr. Babatunde Adeyemo after he escaped an almost fatal shooting by a customs officer in December.
ADEEEMO had during the Peace Meeting with the senior customs officials rejected personal compensation as previously meant his legal advisor, but asked the agency to provide support to disadvantaged widows in society.
He begged the NCS and his leadership to give the officer a “second chance” and “not relieve him of his work” for alleged professional misconduct.
In his response, Dr. Adeyemo said that Customs donation to the Foundation is another victory for widows in the country, and added that food will be shared with the last grain, while a Token will also be provided to the widows to celebrate the exit of the Sacred Month of Ramadan.
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