The Oyo/Osun Area command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has made 50 seizures and eight detentions of goods, resulting in a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N66,976,000 million.
It also collected an excise duty of N10,658,695,609.41 billion in June 2021 –the highest collected in a month in the command – out of the of the N15,871,894,311.83 billion generated as revenue between May 1 and July 6, bringing the cumulative revenue collected for the 2021 fiscal year to N36,658,156,560.99 billion.
The Area Controller of Customs in Oyo/Osun Area Command, Adamu Abdulkadir, made this known on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, during a press briefing at its headquarters at Ikolaba, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Abdulkadir listed the seizures made to include 3,200 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice with DPV of N56,320,000 million; 740 pieces of tyres with DPV of N4,440,000 million; 47 bales of used clothing with DPV of N5,640,000 million; seven bales of used shoes with DPV of N252,000; eight cartons of foreign tomato paste with DPV of N64,800, and 15 cartons of foreign insecticide with DPV of N259,200.
He also said that two suspects were arrested during the period, but granted bail pending the determination of their cases.
Abdulkadir attributed the achievements to the dexterity of the area command officers who committed themselves to serving the nation and making Oyo and Osun states better for the citizenry.
While saying that the Controller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), had mandated more stringent measures to further strengthen the interception capabilities of Customs officers, the Area Controller remarked that this made Customs officers to carry out their enforcement and anti-smuggling activities with utmost professionalism, caution and intelligence gathering.
He urged the public to cooperate with the Nigeria Customs Service in the implementation of government fiscal policies to help improve the economic and social welfare of the nation.
Abdulkadir also commended the Customs Intelligence Unit, Customs Police Unit, Joint Border Patrol Team, Federal Operations Unit and the Strike Force Team for their contributions and synergy in the course of their duties.
He also appreciation to the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air Force and the Operation Burst for their dependability and commitment.
Abdulkadir appealed to companies engaged in mining operations of precious stones and other national mineral assets within Nigeria to register their operations with the Nigeria Customs Service to avoid embarrassment and sanctions, in accordance with relevant sections of the Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA) Cap C45 LFN 2004.