Customs collected N200,000 bribe to release my seized vehicle – Driver alleges
It was gathered that Olasupo’s bus was impounded along with tomatoes in the Monday seizure made by the men of NCS in Ijoun, Yewa-North Local government area of Ogun state.
“Before they released the first goods, they collected N500 per bag of pepper and the money they collected from the woman who hired my vehicle was N23,000 for 43 bags. “They seized my vehicle because I used the vehicle to carry pepper. They said that they collected the money because we used the vehicle to carry pepper.
He added, “I was not given a receipt for the N200,000 I paid. I gave the money in cash. I can still recognize the officer I gave the money to. In his reaction, the spokesman of the Joint Border Security Exercise, who doubles as the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Joseph Attah, debunked the allegation.He maintained that no officer would collect a bribe and gave his phone number out.
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