Customs land single seizure worth N10bn The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone ‘A’ at the weekend made a haul of a single seizure along Ido-Eruwa Ibadan road, Oyo state with Duty Paid Value, DPV, of N10billion. A statement Unit signed by its Public Relations Officer, Peter Duniya, said the seized items were contraband, comprising of 34 vehicles which consist of both fairly used and new ones, all of which were reportedly laden with second hand clothes, Indian Hemp and Foreign Parboiled Rice. The statement quoted the acting Customs Controller of the Unit, Deputy Comptroller Usman Yahaya as saying the seizure was made in one day. He said “Some economic saboteurs met their waterloo when our operatives acted based on credible information and made this single seizure at Ido, Eruwa Road-Ibadan of Oyo State. The contrabands include 34 different brands of both new and used vehicles laden with banned items such as second hand clothes, foreign parboiled rice and Indian Hemp.” Yahaya said that though there was stiff resistance from the smugglers who engaged the supports of hoodlums, but the Customs operatives displayed high level of professionalism and restraint to secure the items to the Customs warehouse in Lagos. “Our operatives were met with stiff resistance from a combination of smugglers, hoodlums and villagers. However, with the application of high level of professionalism, the patrol teams were able to bring all the vehicles down to Lagos without any casualty.” The Unit boss warned smugglers to desist from engaging in economic activities or be ready to continue to count losses. “While we appreciate the support and the cooperation of patriotic members of the public in carrying out our mandate by providing timely and useful information, however, recalcitrant economic saboteurs should note that they would continue to count their losses because we are better mobilized, organized and back
Customs land single seizure worth N10bn
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone ‘A’ at the weekend made a haul of a single seizure along Ido-Eruwa Ibadan road, Oyo state with Duty Paid Value, DPV, of N10billion.
A statement Unit signed by its Public Relations Officer, Peter Duniya, said the seized items were contraband, comprising of 34 vehicles which consist of both fairly used and new ones, all of which were reportedly laden with second hand clothes, Indian Hemp and Foreign Parboiled Rice.
The statement quoted the acting Customs Controller of the Unit, Deputy Comptroller Usman Yahaya as saying the seizure was made in one day.
He said “Some economic saboteurs met their waterloo when our operatives acted based on credible information and made this single seizure at Ido, Eruwa Road-Ibadan of Oyo State. The contrabands include 34 different brands of both new and used vehicles laden with banned items such as second hand clothes, foreign parboiled rice and Indian Hemp.”
Yahaya said that though there was stiff resistance from the smugglers who engaged the supports of hoodlums, but the Customs operatives displayed high level of professionalism and restraint to secure the items to the Customs warehouse in Lagos.
“Our operatives were met with stiff resistance from a combination of smugglers, hoodlums and villagers. However, with the application of high level of professionalism, the patrol teams were able to bring all the vehicles down to Lagos without any casualty.”
The Unit boss warned smugglers to desist from engaging in economic activities or be ready to continue to count losses.
“While we appreciate the support and the cooperation of patriotic members of the public in carrying out our mandate by providing timely and useful information, however, recalcitrant economic saboteurs should note that they would continue to count their losses because we are better mobilized, organized and back
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone ‘A’ at the weekend made a haul of a single seizure along Ido-Eruwa Ibadan road, Oyo state with Duty Paid Value, DPV, of N10billion.
A statement Unit signed by its Public Relations Officer, Peter Duniya, said the seized items were contraband, comprising of 34 vehicles which consist of both fairly used and new ones, all of which were reportedly laden with second hand clothes, Indian Hemp and Foreign Parboiled Rice.
The statement quoted the acting Customs Controller of the Unit, Deputy Comptroller Usman Yahaya as saying the seizure was made in one day.
He said “Some economic saboteurs met their waterloo when our operatives acted based on credible information and made this single seizure at Ido, Eruwa Road-Ibadan of Oyo State. The contrabands include 34 different brands of both new and used vehicles laden with banned items such as second hand clothes, foreign parboiled rice and Indian Hemp.”
Yahaya said that though there was stiff resistance from the smugglers who engaged the supports of hoodlums, but the Customs operatives displayed high level of professionalism and restraint to secure the items to the Customs warehouse in Lagos.
“Our operatives were met with stiff resistance from a combination of smugglers, hoodlums and villagers. However, with the application of high level of professionalism, the patrol teams were able to bring all the vehicles down to Lagos without any casualty.”
The Unit boss warned smugglers to desist from engaging in economic activities or be ready to continue to count losses.
“While we appreciate the support and the cooperation of patriotic members of the public in carrying out our mandate by providing timely and useful information, however, recalcitrant economic saboteurs should note that they would continue to count their losses because we are better mobilized, organized”