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FOU Zone D Records Seizures Worth N70 Million in 7 Months
As smugglers never rest, it’s the same for the Nigeria Customs Service as they continue to push and frustrate these economic saboteurs.
Federal Operations Unit Zone “D”, which comprises of Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Adamawa, Tarawa, Yobe, Plateau and Nasarawa, seized goods with DPV of N70 million naira between September of 2020 to March 2021.
This was made known by the Area Controller, Comptroller Adesanmi Omiye, during an interaction with newsmen in Bauchi.
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The seizures include 573 (50 kg each) bags of foreign rice, 25 (25 litres each) of vegetable oil valued at N9.74 million and N240,000 respectively.
Others include 45 bales of clothing, 50 bags of foreign mosquito coils, 175 cartons of soup, 674 rounds of 70mm cartridges, 12 bags of cannibis sativa among others. This amounted to a total value of N70 million.
While highlighting the improved successes of the Command, the Area Controller also assured that the Command will not ease up on intercepting contraband items coming into the country and called on stakeholders to provide information of any illegal activities within the area.
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With an emphasis on uploading their mandate on suppression of smuggling, the Customs Comptroller, Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, Kaduna, Comptroller Hamisu Al-Bashir, met with the press to reveal successes recorded in the fight against smuggling.
He stated that the Unit recorded a total of 39 seizures within the last 2 weeks.
The Duty Paid Value of the seized items stood at over N51 million. The items include 801 bags of foreign parboiled rice in (50kg each) and 38 bags of rice (25kg each), 180 cartons of foreign spaghetti, 81 kegs of vegetable oil, 48 bales of secondhand clothing, 8 vehicles amongst others.
He further called on the public to aid in the fight against smuggling, as their campaign would help rid the country of these economic saboteurs.
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Jibo also said that the Command also made a seizure of 705 items with a duty paid value of four hundred and nine million, eight hundred and fifty one thousand, five hundred and thirty three naira, fourteen Kobo. ( #409,851,533.14).
He further said, the Command recorded a trade Volume of three hundred and forty eight million, eight hundred and twenty seven thousand, seven hundred and seventy five metric tons of exported goods, with the free on board FOB value of over 4 billion.
He added that, the command benefited from the welfare package of the Comptroller General of Customs with the construction of 32, 30 and 16 man ranks and files Barracks to cover the inadequacy of accommodation in the command.
The Command also, constructed a modern convenience at the international Park, J4 in Seme Badagry West to assist travellers both locally and internationally as a form of Cooperate Social Responsibility.
The Command has also partnered with an NGO named community Football Foundation for the establishment of a football Club named Badagry, United.
The overall revenue remitted into the Federation account is eighty million, seven hundred and seventy seven thousand, eight hundred and seven naira, twenty two kobo (N80, 774,807.22) only during the period under review.
The CAC thanked the Comptroller General of Customs and the Management team for the continuous support and guidance.
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Items seized within this period include 1,274 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 23 used vehicles, a locally made pistol with 8 cartridges, 242 Jerry cans of PMS, 7 motorcycles among others
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In a statement, The Coordinator of JBPT, Comptroller Oluboyega Peters, stressed the need for these illicit traders to engage in legal business and desist from smuggling and warned enemies of extra measures being put in place to counter the influx of smuggling prohibited items into the country
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