The Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service, FOU Zone B Kaduna, Dalha Wada Chedi, has announced that the Unit has recorded a total of two hundred and sixty-four (264) seizures of 21 different items within a month of assumption.
While briefing newsmen in Kaduna, he reiterated his resolve as a unit to continue to improve on the strategies and overall performances by building on the strong foundations he inherited.
“While l wish to immediately draw your attention to the fact that the closure of all land borders with Niger Republic is in full force, l wish to remind all and sundry that our Unit will continue to ensure full compliance with the directives of the leadership and management of the Nigeria Customs Service saddled with the duty of implementing the Federal Government directives.”
Chedi emphasized that the Unit will continue to leverage on the policy thrust of the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR in terms of all operational processes aimed at achieving optimal results.
He therefore called on all stakeholders, especially traders and business people, including all Nigerians to eschew all activities that are in violation of the customs extant laws, so that they can continue to respect and support the development and growth of national objectives.
The Comptroller said they are not unaware that within the ember months and especially this yuletide period, many would want to engage in illegal activities, hence, smugglers and all other unscrupulous traders are warned to steer clear of Zone B, as his men are fully on ground and combat ready to act in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) as enshrined in the Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023.
“l am also happy to present the statistics of the detentions and seizures made within the period under review with the Total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of Two Billion, Eight Hundred Eighty-Eight Million, Four Hundred and Sixty Thousand, Two Hundred and Ninety-Four Naira and Sixty-Eight Kobo (N2,888,460,294.68) only. “
The breakdowns of the seized items are as follows:
DPV (N)61 Used Vehicles
Bags of Foreign Parboiled Rice (50Kg each), Bags of Foreign Parboiled Rice (25Kg each)
Foreign Refined Vegetable Oils (25litres each) Cartons of Spaghetti, Macaroni & Couscous
Bales of Foreign Secondhand Clothing
Sacks of Foreign Secondhand shoes Cartons of Frozen Poultry Products
Cartons of Foreign Pomade
Foreign Jack Knives
Cartons of Foreign Condensed Milk
Jerry cans of PMS (25 litres each)
Foreign Used Tyres
Cartons of Foreign Hookah (Tobacco)
Cartons of Foreign Cigarettes
Cartons of Foreign Medicaments
70 pieces Foreign Machetes
Cartons of Foreign Milky Creamer
Bags of Ammonium Sulphate (25Kg each)
Cartons of expired seasoning
Bags of Foreign Flour
“Above modest success is in lieu of our intelligence drive and improved strategies to raise our operational performances.”
The Comptroller extended gratitude to the Military, Nigeria Police Force, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and all other sister agencies and also assured them of the Unit’s willingness to continually partner with them accordingly.
“However, in line with our Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), all items seized that are more relevant to our sister agencies’ mandate will be handed over to them in the course of this showcase specifically NAFDAC, where our Unit will hand over all seized Pharmaceuticals items to them for further investigation and prosecution wherever possible.”
