The Nigeria Customs Service, Port Harcourt Area 1 Command, has impounded four consignments with duty paid value of N112.68 million illegally imported into the country.
The comptroller also said that 481 bales of second-hand clothings, 700 packages of machetes and 107 packages of shovels also made the list of seizures.
He said that while some of the items like the vegetable oil and second-hand clothes were contraband, shovels and machetes were detained pending provision of an end-user-certificate from the office of the security adviser, especially considering sensitivity to the forthcoming general elections. The comptroller also said the command generated over total sum of N92.32 billion in 2022, a 12 per cent rise to the N81.31 billion revenue generated in 2021.
Muhammad attributed the increase in revenue to monies generated from Port Harcourt International Airport and excise duties from International Brewery and Nigeria Bottling Company.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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