Smuggling: Kwara customs generate N10bn in five months
Kwara state command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) said it has collected and remitted over N10 billion to the federal government in the last five months.
According to Mathew Ojeifo, the command’s area Comptroller, while disclosing this in Ilọrin, the state capital, during his maiden press briefing, 21 seizures of prohibited items which include 507 bags of foreign rice, one unit of used vehicles, 1,055 pieces of used tyres and 164 Jeri cans of PMS (25 litres) with a total duty paid value of over N35, 416,140,000 were recovered through its anti-smuggling unit.
He said all the seizures, money, and remittances were made between January and June 2024.
He said, “From January to May 2024, a total of N10,027,580,694.63 were recovered and remitted. This surpassed what we collected in the same period last year with N2,885,779,644.03) representing a 40.41% increment.
Meanwhile, the command used the occasion to donate relief materials of cartons of Indomie noodles, tins and sachet milk, spaghetti, sugar, toilet paper, and semolina to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development.
He said the items will provide relief, comfort, support and less privilege affected by specific crises/challenges as it is aware that the ministries only benefit from monthly allocations and are not generating revenue.
