The Nigerian Customs (NCS), is set to acquire its first set of scanners designed to transition to non-intrusive inspection technology.
This transition was facilitated by the recent visit of the Controller General to China.
The NCS Spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada revealed this while fielding questions from Journalists at the monthly briefing of the Strategic Communications Interagency Policy Committee hosted by the NCS in Abuja Nigeria’s Capital.
He said Customs officers have been working tirelessly to suppress illegal arms, smuggling which is higher on the priority list over trade facilitation.
The Spokesperson in recapping the operations within the past month said the service collected ₦277.5 billion in import duties and ₦15.8 billion in excise duties, reflecting its commitment to revenue maximization.
“The NCS also intensified its ‘Operation Whirlwind’ (OPWW) to combat the smuggling of petroleum products, especially in border states over the last month which led to the interception of seven PMS trucks, the sealing of 12 retail outlets, and the seizure of 466,000 litres of PMS and 23 vehicles.”
Lantana Nasir
