Customs Ogun 1 Area Command has generated Fifty-eight Trillion, Six Hundred and Seventy-six Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty-one N58, 676,751.00) in ten months of its operational duties. The funds were obtained through import duties and the auction sales of flammable and perishable products like Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and others.
The aforementioned money was generated between February and December in 2022, according to the Area-Controller of Customs Bamidele Makinde. Bamidele emphasized that the Command carries out its anti-smuggling operations by strategically assigning people to patrol, observe, and man all authorized border points around the areas of responsibility.
He added that, “The Customs Command reported a total of 842 seizures as a result of anti-smuggling operations carried out in various areas of Ogun State during the reviewed period, including the creeks, border lines, authorised and unapproved routes. Included in this are 44,933 bags weighing 50 kg each of illegally imported parboiled rice, or the equivalent of 73 trailer loads.”
Among the items seized by the Customs were 99 Used Vehicles (Means of Conveyance), 8 Used Vehicles (Means of Conveyance), 6 Used Trucks (Means of Conveyance), 31 Used Compressors, 16,224 Kegs of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), 19 Used Motorcycles (Means of Conveyance), 517 Bales and 219 Sacks of Used Clothing, 3,629 Used Tyres, and 4700 Bags of C
Other items include 3 bales and 384 used bags, 41 sacks and 940 wraps of Cannabis Sativa (Book and Coconut sizes), 170 cartons of poultry products, 191 vehicle compressors, 2,250 packets of Tramadol, 222 refrigerator compressors, -220 pieces and -867 cartons of foreign wine, 277 pairs, 320 sacks and 120 cartons of foreign shoes, 89 bales and 485 pieces of foreign textile, and 302 sacks. Customs boss added.
Each of the aforementioned seizures had a duty-paid value of four billion, eight hundred and eighty-eight million, six hundred and forty-seven thousand, six hundred and fifty four Naira, ninety-two kobo (N4,886,647,654.92), according to Customs.
“At this point, it is crucial to stress that the Command’s initiatives are motivated by patriotism and the interests of national security and economic growth. The employees of the Nigeria Customs Service will keep doing their legal obligations as required by law.” Observed by Bamidele Makinde.
“It gives me great pleasure to thank our important stakeholders, including the traditional leaders, local leaders, and other security organizations, for their care and cooperation with the Service. May I also express my gratitude to the media for providing unbiased news reports?” the Are Comptroller of Customs said.
