The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it seized contraband worth N1,178,821,033 between January 30 and August 9, 2023.
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘D’ of the Service made this known on Wednesday at a press conference at the zonal headquarters of the service in Bauchi.
The acting FOU Controller, Joseph Adelaja, explained that Zone ‘D’, comprises nine states, namely: Bauchi, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe, Plateau, Benue and Nasarawa states; with headquarters in Bauchi.
He said that the feat was achieved in pursuance of the unit’s saddled responsibility of enforcing customs laws, implementing government fiscal policies and suppression of smuggling within the zone
Adelaja noted: “During the period under review, the unit made a total of 88 seizures, prominent of which are: 174,585 liters of petroleum products and nine sacks of Pangolin Scales and Claws weighing 396.4kg.
“Others are: 1,800 bags of sugar (50kg) each, 343 bags of fertilizer (UREA/NPK), 328 bags of 50kgs foreign parboiled rice, among other seizures.”
antelope gazelle, one piece of lion bone and a plastic container of lion fat.
He said that in accordance with Section 55(1) paragraph (c) of the Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023 (NCSA 2023), the NCS operatives intercepted: “88 cartons of insecticides, 342 packs of foreign candy, 190 cartons of flavoured powdered drinks, 23 sacks of used shoes and 1,800 bags of sugar (50kg) each.
“Others are: 343 bags of fertilizer, UREA/NPK, 328 bags of 50kgs foreign parboiled rice, 66 cartons of foreign soap, 50 cartons of foreign spaghetti, 54 jerrycans of foreign vegetable oil (25 litres each), three units used imported vehicles, 11 vehicles as means of conveyance and 174,585 litres of petroleum products.
Adelaja added that the Unit has intercepted: Nine sacks of Pangolin Scales and Claws weighing 396.4kg; Two live birds (African crowned crane), one live
“The cumulative Duty Paid Value of all the seized items stands at N1,178,821,033.”
