Still basking in its rising profile as an interventionist unit of the Nigeria Customs Service, the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘C’ in Owerri, Imo state said over the weekend that it has again recorded 22 seizures with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N220.4Million in April 2013.
Shipping Position Daily confirmed that the seizures are higher than what was recorded in the corresponding period in 2012, by DPV of N1.84Million.
Still basking in its rising profile as an interventionist unit of the Nigeria Customs Service, the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘C’ in Owerri, Imo state said over the weekend that it has again recorded 22 seizures with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N220.4Million in April 2013.
Shipping Position Daily confirmed that the seizures are higher than what was recorded in the corresponding period in 2012, by DPV of N1.84Million.
The contraband include: cartons of imported frozen turkey and chicken, printed wax (hi-target), used hand bags, second hand clothing and blankets, imported furniture, imported rice and used shoes were impounded at different locations within the zone.
The list of seizures was topped by 8,317 cartons of imported frozen turkey and chicken with DPV of N84.9 Million. Others seizures made by the unit within the month include : bags of rice, cartons of imported furniture, pairs of shoes (both ladies and men) as well as pieces of ladies hand bags and purses.
According to the Customs Area Controller, DC Victor David Dimka, the zone also seized a 20ft container of 429 big bales of second hand clothing with DPV in excess of N43million along Eleme and Enugu-Nsuka-Makurdi, 20 window blind, 24 bales of second hand blanket, 3 bales of table linen along Nsukka-Adani-Onitsha road, 92 bales of Guinea Brocades, 20 pieces of ladies footwear and 30 pieces of high target wrappers and 100 pieces of blanket.
Speaking on the achievement, he said: “Let me say without any contradiction that the whole success recorded within the month of April was achieved with the efforts of the gallant officers of the zone who vowed to be committed to their duties in line with the vision of the Comptroller General of Customs CGC Alhaji Abdulahi Dikko Inde. My assurance is that the Nigeria Customs would not rest on their oars until smuggling activities are completely reduced to its barest minimum in the country”, Dimka affirmed.
While speaking on the seizures, DC Victor David Dimka, disclosed that the fight against smuggling has been further intensified by the support of the present management of Customs Service under the leadership of Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko Inde.
He said that the Customs headquarters has encouraged the zone with arms and ammunition, patrol vans and logistics, and affirmed that the his officer will not relent until smuggling is completely reduced to its barest minimum.
“Smuggling of contraband goods and evasion of duty payment on dutiable imports, have contributed to great loss in the nation’s revenue”, he said.
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