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| The "plastic rice" looks very realistic |
Nigeria has confiscated 2.5 tonnes
of "plastic rice" smuggled into the country by unscrupulous businessmen,
the customs service says.
He said the rice was very sticky after it was boiled and "only God knows what would have happened" if people ate it.
It is not clear where the seized sacks came from but rice made from plastic pellets was found in China last year.
Rice is the most popular staple food in Nigeria. The BBC's Peter Okwoche says it is the only foodstuff that crosses cultural and ethnic lines across the country.