Customs Unit Seizes N5.1bn Goods, Vows to be Ruthless with Non-compliant Traders
By Francis Ugwoke
The Comptroller, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’, Mohammed Aliyu Wednesday announced seizures of various goods which duty paid value (DPV) were put at N5.1bn in four months.
Aliyu also vowed to ensure that non-compliant traders will suffer as consequences of their crime.
Among the seizures were 58 vehicles, 39,664 bags of foreign parboiled rice (equivalent of 66 trailers), 3,252 frozen poultry products and 2,887 jerrycans of vegetable oil.
Others according to the Controller were 3,792 parcels of Indian Hemp, 5x20ft containers of unprocessed wood, 2,520 bales of used clothing, 710 cartons of tramadol.
Aliyu said the 58 vehicles under detention/seizure include 3 bullet proof vehicles including 1 Lexus Jeep LX570 (2016) and 2 Land Cruiser Jeeps (2017/2018), 6 Toyota Camry.
Other vehicles were 2 Toyota Hilux (2017), 2 Toyota Land cruiser (2016), 2 Nissan Navara (2016) among others.
He told newsmen that the Command was determined to ensure total compliance to trade regulation, adding that those who fail to obey the law will have themselves to blame.
He explained that FOU being the head of the second layers of defense in enforcing the role of the Service and complementing the activities of the Area Commands, it will at all times remain aggressive in enforcing federal government policy on trade.
He stated further that those proactive steps of enforcement have been achieving the desired result in federal government’s policy of sustaining agriculture and self-sufficiency in food production and revamping the economy.
He said only those who chose to negate and abuse trade procedures will fall victims of FOU sanctions.
Lamenting on the consequences of illicit substance intercepted by the Customs apart from the series of the successive Tramadol drug seizures, the Comptroller said no one knows the potential victims that may use the dangerous substance as it could be any member of the Nigerian family.
He said the greatest new year gift the Nigeria Customs Service (FOU Zone ‘A’) is offering Nigerians is the modest contribution of sacrifice that officers and men go through to combat the menace of these illicit substances.
He noted that fighting these menace of drug abuse is fighting for the good future of Nigerian endangered youths and any ‘would-be’ users of these illicit substance.
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