Some
unidentified smugglers in Nigeria may be reeling in agony following the
seizure of some goods brought into the country through the backdoor.
Custom officials posing with a sample of the goods intercepted
The Nigerian Customs has announced the seizure of illegal goods worth N607 million.
It was learnt that customs officers with the Federal Operations
Unit (FOU) ‘A’, intercepted smuggled goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV)
of Three Hundred and Thirty-Four Million, Forty Two Thousand, Three
Hundred and Ninety Six Naira, Eight kobo (N334,042,396) only between the
months of 1st April to 12th June, 2017.
The Controller in charge of the Unit, Comptroller Mohammed Uba
Garba made this known to newsmen on Wednesday, 14th June 2017, while
giving an account of his stewardship since he assumed office.
Garba said the Unit also recovered Two Hundred and Seventy-Three
Million, Six Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand, One Hundred and
Thirty-Eight Naira, Seventy-Five Kobo only (N273,675,138.75) from duty
payments and demand notices on goods that tried to beat the system and
10 suspects were arrested in connection with the seizures in the period
under review.
He further mentioned that 152 different seizures were recorded
comprising vegetable oil, foreign parboiled rice, frozen poultry
products, smuggled vehicles, India hemp, used tyres and general
merchandise Six Hundred and Seven Million, Seven Hundred and Seventeen
Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirty Five Naira, Fifty Five Kobo only
(N607,717,535.55) between the month of April 1st to June 12th 2017
making it a landslide in recent times.
“You will agree with me that smuggling is a global phenomenon
which cannot be curbed entirely but can be brought to its barest
minimum. I have to praise the commitment and diligence of the officers
and men of the unit for thwarting the antics of some dare-devil
smugglers, who used different methods for concealment” he said.
Compt. Uba said the Unit also intercepted 384 parcels of Indian
hemp concealed inside six bales of second-hand clothing from Ghana along
Iyana-Ipaja road. In the spirit of inter-agency relationship, the
suspects and the contents were handed over to the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency for prosecution in a court of competent jurisdiction.
“Based on intelligence report, the Unit have seized five
containers that contravened Customs law over false declaration and
breach of import prohibition list by trade. Two of the containers were
laden with 4,982 pieces of used tyres, while others were laden with
1,292 pieces of vehicle batteries and piston ring compressors”
He thanked the management of the Nigeria Customs Service under the
leadership of Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) for the motivation and
support that led to this great feat.
He also called on Nigerians to support the anti-smuggling drive of
the service, as this will encourage our indigenous industries and create
job opportunities for Nigerians.
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