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By Steve Agbota
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone B of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday, said that it intercepted six cartons of foreign machetes and 147 pieces of foreign jack knives, in Kaduna State.
In a press statement by the unit’s Public Relations Officer, Sulaiman Issa, he said the seizures which were made between January to February 28th, 2023 was worth N305.7million.
According to him, the seizures include, 9 Units of Used Vehicles, 2 Units of Means of Conveyance, 724 Bags of Foreign Rice, 163 Jerrycans Vegetable Oil, and 646 Cartons of Foreign Spaghetti and Macaroni.
The statement reads, “in its efforts to weaken the activities of smugglers in the zone, the Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘B’ Kaduna has from January 1 to February 28, 2023 made a total of 130 seizures of different items at various locations in the zone.
“The seized items include the following: Nine units of used vehicles, two units of means of conveyance, 724 bags of foreign rice (50kg each), six cartons of foreign machetes, 163 jerrycans vegetable oil (25 litres each), and 646 cartons of foreign spaghetti and macaroni.
“Other seized items are 90 bales of foreign second hand clothing, 569 packs of foreign unregistered pharmaceutical products, 119 packs of unregistered tramadol, and tramaking 225mg, 17 sacks foreign secondhand shoes, seven cartons of foreign cigarettes, 147 pieces of foreign jack knives, 50 cartons of foreign soap and 635 kegs of Premium Motor Spirit (25 Litres each).”
The PRO, stated that the items seized have a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N305.7million. “The seized items were arrested in contravention of the Federal Government policies regarding imports and exports and were deposited at various Customs Formations in the zone,” he said.
“In line with the extant laws and guidelines, the seized Premium Motor Spirit was auctioned as directed by the NCS Headquarters, and the proceeds were remitted to the coppers of the Federal Government.
“The Operatives of the Unit under the leadership of Comptroller Musa Ibrahim Jalo have stepped up on the fight against smuggling across the border areas to make more arrests and cause financial loss to the smugglers. The Comptroller reiterated the commitment of the Operatives of the Unit to their renewed efforts in the fight against smugglers,” he said.
He called on the communities around the border areas to provide useful information that will assist the Unit in achieving its mandate and also consider the Operatives of the Service as implementers of the Federal Government fiscal policies that are meant to improve and protect the nation’s industries thereby creating employments and boosting the economy of the country.
