Oyo/Osun Customs impounds N9.4billion contraband goods

Tayo Afolabi |

The Oyo/Osun Customs command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized
contraband goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N9, 436 billion between January and May,
2018.
The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Odibu C. Ogah, made this known while parading the
seized items Tuesday in Ibadan Oyo State.
He disclosed that the figure represents 38 percent of the revenue target given to the
command.
“It is important to highlight the achievements of the Command from January to May this
year.

“During the period, the command generated the sum of N9, 436,241,792.56k to the coffers
of the government. And these figures represent 38 percent of the revenue target of N24.2
billion given to the command this year.”
He stated that the revenue for the year is N24.2.billion with a target of N2.2billion monthly.
Speaking further, Odibu highlighted that between April and June, the command intercepted
contraband goods with DPV of N50, 630, 568.14k, and provided a breakdown which
included:
*13 Tokunbo cars with DPV of N21,145,799.56k.
*1669 (50 kg) bags of parboiled rice with DPV N14, 747,255.65k
*44 (25 litres) kegs of Vegetable Oil with DPV N754, 469.10k

*38 Bales of second-hand clothes with DPV N5, 829,988.50k.
*15 (50 kg) bags of sugar with DPV N490, 000.00
*13 Means of conveyance (vehicles) with DPV N7, 663,055.33k
He praised the efforts of the CGC’s zero tolerance on the smuggling of rice and other
contraband, and also the gallant efforts of officers of the command.
“All achievement would not have been actualized without the gallant efforts of officers and
men of the command and the existing synergy with other units like the Customs Intelligence
Unit (C.I.U), Federal Operation Units (F.O.U) and the CGC’s strike force”,