The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, Lagos said yesterday that it has collected N2.05billion in the first quarter of 2017.
This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of the unit, Jerome Attah in a press statement made available to Shipping Position Daily.
He said the revenue was generated from interception of contrabands and raising of Debit Note on cargoes that tried to beat the system.
The statement reads in part: "The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, Lagos in the first quarter of 2017 having intensified its anti-smuggling operations intercepted various contrabands and other goods on detention with a duty paid value (DPV) of N1,045,412,950, only
"Similarly, the unit through its interventions recovered N1,005,517,187.90, only from duty payments and demand notices on general goods that tried to beat the system from seaports, airport and border stations in the guise of false declaration, transfer of value, and short-changed in duty payment that are meant for the Federal Government of Nigeria, making a cumulative of N2, 050,930,137.90”.
Speaking on seizures made so far by the command, Attah said, "In the first quarter of 2017, 293 different seizures were recorded comprising foreign parboiled rice, frozen poultry products, vegetable oil, smuggled vehicles, Indian hemp, arms, fake pharmaceutical/medicaments and various general merchandise.
"The Controller, Federal Operations Unit ‘A’, Comptroller Haruna Mamudu commended his officers and men for this great feat in this first quarter of 2017 despite the economic recession. He wondered why some elements would invest their money in business of illegalities knowing fully well that the law could catch up with them any given time.
"While appealing to all well-meaning Nigerians to join the Service in the fight against smuggling which has wrecked a lot of havoc to the nation’s economy, charged all officers and men of the Unit to be professional and diligent in performing their statutory responsibilities, most especially in the area of anti-smuggling operations by making sure all revenue linkages are blocked”, the statement added.
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