Seme Customs Command Collects N628.4m In February

The Seme Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it collected N628.4 million revenue in February.
The spokesman for the command, Mr Ernest Olottah, told newsmen in Seme that the revenue was N154.8 million lower than what was generated in January.
Olottah attributed the decline in revenue generation to low business activities in February.
“In the month of February, trading activities were low because the year just started.

The Seme Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it collected N628.4 million revenue in February.
The spokesman for the command, Mr Ernest Olottah, told newsmen in Seme that the revenue was N154.8 million lower than what was generated in January.
Olottah attributed the decline in revenue generation to low business activities in February.
“In the month of February, trading activities were low because the year just started.
“As the year goes on, trading activities will increase and we will be able to surpass our monthly target of N1.1 billion’’ he said.
He said that the command generated N8.48 billion in 2013, adding that the figure was N4.5 billion lower than the N13 billion target set for the year.
Olottah assured that the command would realise the N13 billion revenue target set for it this year by the management.
He said the command made 103 seizures in February, with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N78.078 million.
According to him, the items seized include cars, hard drugs, rice, vegetable oil, second hand clothes, frozen poultry products and general goods.
Olottah said that the command also arrested three persons allegedly for smuggling during the period, adding that they would be prosecuted after investigation.
He urged Nigerians to desist from smuggling due to its adverse effects on the economy, saying, “we need to realise that smuggling is not good for the economy, so we must work together to save our economy and embrace legitimate trades.
“In the course of importing and exporting any product, protocols must be observed by paying levies and duties to the Nigeria Customs Service”, he added.