After a press briefing on Tuesday, the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, is set to auction 400 bags of beans worth Duty Paid Value (DVP) of N61.4 seized from a truck.
The operatives secured the bags of beans and smuggled in some illegal items at the Seme/Krake Joint Border, Lagos.
Furthermore, the Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Timi Bomodi, disclosed during the first press briefing for 2024 that “in light of our present economic realities and the reported massive food shortages nationwide, and in line with the directive to prevent illegal grain export, the Command seized a truckload of beans, totaling 400 bags with a DPV of N61.450m stockpiled in a warehouse at one of the exit corridors at the border.
“This item has been deposited in the government warehouse for safekeeping and eventual sale to the public.”
Due to the increase, Comptroller Bomodi noted that the commission has recorded the anti-smuggling activities from January to February 2024 as in the statement: “168 interventions resulting in the seizure of 2,193 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 81,930 litres of PMS, 9 vehicles, 1,425 general merchandise, 265 parcels of cannabis sativa and other narcotics, 149 packages of codeine, and 2 locally manufactured guns, with a combined DPV of N365,888,696.00.”
According to the report on the Nigeria Customs Service X handle, it was stated that 13 suspects were arrested, 6 were granted administrative bail, 3 were handed over to the NDLEA, and 1 was handed over to the Nigeria Police, while 3 were still in their custody.
On revenue generation, CAC disclosed the command’s yearly target of N7.875 billion, representing a 400% increase from 2023. The monthly collectible revenue is N656.258m. January 2024 saw a collection of N643,038m, and February, N517,950m, totaling N1,160b, about 88% of the expected revenue.
Emphasis on the exports: The Command processed 184 declarations for 43 items weighing 65,185.96 MT, with an FOB of N13.057b. The total collected for NESS was N65.337m, and N24.407m was an export surcharge for previously imported goods.
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However, the Comptroller has assured the citizens that NCS will remain committed to its responsibilities, noting that “these challenging times demand a more formidable defence at the Seme/Krake Joint Border Post as criminals become more desperate and daring.”
