Seme Customs seizes $6m, 1,300 kegs of PMS, others in 10 days
Barely 10 days after the anti-smuggling czar, Compt. Dera Nnadi mni assumed duty as the Customs Area Controller, Seme command, a whopping $6 million equivalent of N2.763bn, 1,300 kegs of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol that could fill over a fuel tanker, 550 pieces of donkey skin, 146 bags of flour, 14 international passports and 10 international drivers’ licences were seized.
Addressing the press on Thursday in Seme, Compt. Nnadi disclosed that the dollars mostly in $100 denomination are fake and were seized at Gbaji check point along Seme corridor in the early hours of January 31st, 2023.
Two male suspects were arrested in connection with the spectacular seizure.
Nnadi said that the 1,300 jerry cans of PMS seized has a duty paid value of N9,366,450, adding that the products were seized along the creeks.
Also he said that the seized 146 bags of flour has a duty paid value of N5, 383,020.
The area controller explained that the 550 pieces of donkey skin in 550 sacks represents killing of 550 donkeys, an animal classified as part of endangered species which need to be protected.
According to Nnadi, the duty paid value of the seized donkey skin is N11, 371,511.00.
He hinted that officers of the command intercepted six Maltese international passports with the same picture of a lady but bearing different names, two Senegalese international passports, three Togolese international passports, four Republic of Benin international passports, one Republic of Niger passport and ten international driver’s licenses from two male suspects.
The controller stated that the passports and driver’s licences were intercepted along Gbetrome base.
He disclosed further that his command facilitated the movement of 70 trucks under ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme (ETLS) with fees amounting to N1, 414,665.01 collected.
Compt. Nnadi announced that there were 81 baggage declarations with duty amounting to N4, 520,722.
He said that the items imported under this arrangement include food products and beverages produced within the sub-region.
The CAC stated that the command recorded only five declarations of import within the period with a total of N13,383,104 paid as duty.
He explained that the dearth in import is as a result of the trade policy introduced by Republic of Benin which traders and indeed the Service consider hostile to Nigeria.
On export, Nnadi stated that the command processed 122 trucks bearing 3,770.49 metric tons of made in Nigeria cargo with Free On Board value of N523,660,496.80 and National Export Supervision Scheme fee of N2, 618,302.10. Customs seizes $6m, 1,300 kegs of PMS, others in 10 days
Barely 10 days after the anti-smuggling czar, Compt. Dera Nnadi mni assumed duty as the Customs Area Controller, Seme command, a whopping $6 million equivalent of N2.763bn, 1,300 kegs of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol that could fill over a fuel tanker, 550 pieces of donkey skin, 146 bags of flour, 14 international passports and 10 international drivers’ licences were seized.
Addressing the press on Thursday in Seme, Compt. Nnadi disclosed that the dollars mostly in $100 denomination are fake and were seized at Gbaji check point along Seme corridor in the early hours of January 31st, 2023.
Two male suspects were arrested in connection with the spectacular seizure.
Nnadi said that the 1,300 jerry cans of PMS seized has a duty paid value of N9,366,450, adding that the products were seized along the creeks.
Also he said that the seized 146 bags of flour has a duty paid value of N5, 383,020.
The area controller explained that the 550 pieces of donkey skin in 550 sacks represents killing of 550 donkeys, an animal classified as part of endangered species which need to be protected.
According to Nnadi, the duty paid value of the seized donkey skin is N11, 371,511.00.
He hinted that officers of the command intercepted six Maltese international passports with the same picture of a lady but bearing different names, two Senegalese international passports, three Togolese international passports, four Republic of Benin international passports, one Republic of Niger passport and ten international driver’s licenses from two male suspects.
The controller stated that the passports and driver’s licences were intercepted along Gbetrome base.
He disclosed further that his command facilitated the movement of 70 trucks under ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme (ETLS) with fees amounting to N1, 414,665.01 collected.
Compt. Nnadi announced that there were 81 baggage declarations with duty amounting to N4, 520,722.
He said that the items imported under this arrangement include food products and beverages produced within the sub-region.
The CAC stated that the command recorded only five declarations of import within the period with a total of N13,383,104 paid as duty.
He explained that the dearth in import is as a result of the trade policy introduced by Republic of Benin which traders and indeed the Service consider hostile to Nigeria.
On export, Nnadi stated that the command processed 122 trucks bearing 3,770.49 metric tons of made in Nigeria cargo with Free On Board value of N523,660,496.80 and National Export Supervision Scheme fee of N2, 618,302.10.