An engineer, Dele Falaju, has accused some officials of the Nigeria Customs Service of subjecting him to hardship while attempting to retrieve his impounded Lexus sport utility vehicle from the agency
’s warehouse in Aduwawa, Benin City, Edo State, since 2015., said he was driving on the Benin-Lagos Expressway en route to Warri, Delta State, when he was accosted by customs officials, who demanded his vehicle documents around the Ekiadolor area of Edo State.
“I came back to Lagos and reported the case at the Ipakodo Police Station and the seller, Wasiu, was arrested; we took him to Benin. “When I got there with my lawyer, the officials asked for the certified true copy to confirm that the case was struck out and I gave it to them. Since then, they have not done anything about the case.
“The customs are not ready to do the needful. I used a loan to purchase the SUV to ease my movement whenever I travel for work. After it was impounded, I have spent close to N1m to retrieve it, but it was not successful. The engineer said he believed that the officials were frustrating his efforts so he could forfeit the vehicle.
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