The Comptroller General of
Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) while addressing journalists in Lagos yesterday
said, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has saved a total of N1.4 billion for
the federal government as it intercepted 37 brand new vehicles smuggled into
the country from the Republic of Benin.
The vehicles were intercepted by
the officers of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Ikeja and the CGC
Compliance team after it was imported through the land borders into Nigeria.
The smuggled vehicles includes,
eight Lexus Jeep, 2017 model, 12 Toyota Land Cruiser jeeps, 2017 model and 17
Toyota Hilux, (2009-2016) models, which have a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of
N1.4billion, the service also intercepted 12,081 bags of smuggled rice valued
at N149 million.
Ali said, “This vehicle did not
come from the port but the borders through unapproved routes. The smugglers in
connivance with our officers know how to cut corners. We have over 4,000km of
border mass and we can’t line up officers to cover it.
“They knew they are bringing in
through unapproved routes and will go through dusty roads so they paint it with
engine oil so that officers won’t know it’s brand new but when they were washed
they will have a new look. That is why we need all the information.”
The Customs boss, said the
vehicles are outrightly seized by the service, while emphasizing the Federal
Government’s stance on the ban of vehicles importation through land borders.
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