Customs seizes 39 vehicles, others in Sokoto
— 2nd November 2017 ODOGWU MEDIA.
BY BENEDICT ODINAKA EZEOKA writing for
Nigeria Customs Service, Sokoto Area Command, yesterday, said it has seized 103 items worth of N161,337,003 between May to October this year.
The command also revealed that N829.4 million was generated within the period..
Speaking with journalists in Sokoto
during the presentation of his stewardship in the last six months, the
Area Comptroller, Nasir Ahmed, said the seizures include vehicles,
foreign rice, vegetable oil, clothing materials and elephant tusks.
In recent time, Ahmed disclosed
that 39 vehicles with duty paid value of N83.6 million were seized. He
also mentioned some of the seized items to include 1,842 50kg and 25kg bags
of foreign rice with the duty paid value of N27.9 million.
Others include 976 25kg jerry cans of
vegetable oil, 208 bales of secondhand clothes and two pieces of
elephant tusks with the duty paid value of N13.9 million, N12.3 million
and N14.4million, respectively.
He agreed that fluid and un-delineated borders were making anti-smuggling operations very challenging in the area.
“The area has 11 approved border
stations, which were vast and fluid in which during dry season many
bush paths and farmlands become easy access for smugglers.
“But we will continue to do everything
possible to protect the Nigerian economy and to enforce government
policies on imports and exports,” Ahmed said
The comptroller praised the doggedness of
the officers who had contributed to the seizure and urged them not to
relent in their efforts.
CAR DEALERS IN TROUBLE AS CUSTOM SEIZE 39 VEHICHLES IN SOKOTO.
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