President Muhammadu Buhari’s government
has reacted to reports of Customs officers at the Nigeria-Seme border
collecting bribes despite border Closure.
The Nigerian government closed
its land borders to curb smuggling activities.
The exercise led to the total
shutdown of land frontiers across the country.
The land borders are expected to
be reopened on January 31, 2020.
This was revealed in a circular
dated November 1, 2019 (NCS/ENF/ABJ/221/S.45) and signed by the Comptroller of
Customs in charge of enforcement, Victor David Dimka, to the Sector
Coordinators, joint border operations drill (Exercise Swift Response), Sectors
1, 2, 3 & 4.
But, a twitter user on Saturday
alleged that Customs officers at the Nigeria-Seme border are collecting bribes
to allow people pass with their imported goods in spite of the border closure.
He wrote: “If Buhari did not
know, he should know now that borders are not closed oo. I was at seme border,
you give custom money and pass, depending on your car.
“Big car N100,000 and the smaller
ones in price is N50,000 and no receipt. All those customs at borders are
making huge money daily”.
In a swift reaction, President
Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on social media, Lauretta Onochie said the
matter has been reported to the appropriate authority for necessary action.
On his Twitter page, “Thank you
for this information.
“It has been passed on and it’s
being investigated.”
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