The Federal Operation Unit, of the Nigeria Customs Service said it recorded a total of 1,608 seizures of assorted prohibited goods during the first half of 2014. The Seizures were valued at N612, 513,600.00 with a payable duty of N323, 823,327.00 and a duty paid value (DPV) of N936, 336,927.00
In a statement made available to Shipping Position Daily last week, by the image maker of the command; Ejesieme Uche, the figure represented more than 50% improvement when compared with the report of corresponding period of 2013.
The Federal Operation Unit, of the Nigeria Customs Service said it recorded a total of 1,608 seizures of assorted prohibited goods during the first half of 2014. The Seizures were valued at N612, 513,600.00 with a payable duty of N323, 823,327.00 and a duty paid value (DPV) of N936, 336,927.00
In a statement made available to Shipping Position Daily last week, by the image maker of the command; Ejesieme Uche, the figure represented more than 50% improvement when compared with the report of corresponding period of 2013.
The statement further disclosed that the Unit also apprehended 111 suspects in connection with the seizures and detentions during the period under review, even as some of them are still being investigated by the legal department of the Unit while others have been charged to courts of competent jurisdiction.
“The Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ Ikeja-Lagos is the hub and flagship Command of anti-smuggling in the Nigeria Customs Service. The Unit among other responsibilities is vested with the task of suppressing smuggling, facilitation of legitimate trade and monitoring compliance with the fiscal policies of the Federal Government in terms of trade’’, the statement stressed.
He however added that the war on smuggling cannot be left for the Customs alone, adding that it ought to be a collective responsibility.
Some of the seized by the command include; rice imported through unapproved routes, foreign frozen poultry products, vegetable oil, used tyres, fridges, compressors, used vehicles, Spaghetti/noodles and other general goods.
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