The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit, FOU Zone A Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, said that it has seized contraband goods worth N2.8 billion, generated the sum of N305.3 million as revenue, in the first quarter of this year 2024; with duty paid of N2,877,049,777 while 29 suspect were arrested in connection with the seizes goods.
The Controller further emphasized that the command made a revenue recovery of N305.3million representing 67% collection of their target.
Comptroller Ejibunu Hussein while speaking with journalists he said anti-smuggling officers attached to the unit were recently shot at by smugglers along Igbori Village in Oyo State, but the assailants “were repelled with superior fire power”.
The Comptroller, also warned smugglers using fake plate numbers for snuggling of vehicles into the country, saying that if they did not stop the illegal act, the anti-smuggling officers of the command will always intercept them before they get to their destination.
Some of the seized items include rice, vehicles, tomato paste, premium motor spirit and used tyres, second hand clothes among others.
