The anti-smuggling unit of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, the Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone D based in Bauchi, has impounded 102 pieces of dried Donkey skins and other contraband goods worth over 126mn between January and June this year.
FOU Zone D comprises Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau, Benue and Nasarawa States.
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The comptroller of the Zone Adesanmi Joseph Omiye stated this today when he briefed newsmen at the Zobe D Headquarters in Bauchi.
He said “The Cumulative Duty Paid Value (DPV) of all the seizures is amounted to N126.5m.
Joseph said items seized are, “605 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice, seven used vehicle (means of conveyance, 54-bales of secondhand clothes, 215 cartons of foreign soap, 42 cartons of foreign Spaghetti, 102 pieces of dried Donkey skin, 69 sacks of foreign used shoe, 150 Jerry cans of petroleum product 20 litres each (engine oil) and 20 Jerry cans of PMS 25 liters each and 50 cartons of Ringer Lactates (Drugs).”
The comptroller said other items seized by the unit include “1,562 bags of Urea fertilizer.”
He said “the success was part of the unit’s concerted efforts in suppression of smuggling activities, which have continued to yield good result despite the insurgency in some parts of the zone.”
Joseph said “The action of our operatives are in line with the provision of section 8 and 158 (power to patrol freely) of Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA) Cap C45 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 as amended.”
“These unprecedented seizures were achieved as a result of sharing of information, intelligence gathering and doggedness of the officers/Men of the federal Operations Unit Zone D in making the zone unbearable for smugglers.”
He appealed to Nigerians to assist in providing genuine information that could aid in eradicating the menace of smuggling in the zone and the country at large.
“They have to know that eradicating smuggling in this country will boost the economy which will make the Federal Government to provide social amenities to the citizenry.”
