Customs FOU ‘A’ Arm Twists Smugglers, Impound Bulletproof Jackets, Jack Knives, Dangerous Drugs

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Customs FOU ‘A’ Arm Twists Smugglers, Impound Bulletproof Jackets, Jack Knives, Dangerous Drugs

By Frank Odinukaeze

The Nigeria Customs (NCS),
Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A,dealt a deadly blow to smugglers following the interception of a Toyota Sienna containing15 bulletproof jackets, 15 pieces of jack knives and 20 pieces of pistol pouches within Ijebu Ode axis of Ogun State.
Acting Controller of the Unit, Kehinde Hussein Ejibunu, who briefed newsmen on Wednesday
noted that the unit made an additional 50 seizures within the period under review for non compliance with the extant Customs laws.

The Acting controller FOU Zone’A’,Said, “This success story will not be complete without my expression of gratitude to the Ag. Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR whose maiden working visit to the Unit was a morale booster”.
Notable among the seizures made are:
I5,642 X 50kg bags of foreign parboiled rice (equivalent to 9 trailer loads)
18,925 litres (757 X 25 litres jerry cans of premium motor spirit)
20 pieces of pistol pouches
15 pieces of bulletproof jackets
15 pieces of jack knives
49 cartons of children school shoes
181(87 kg) parcels of Indian Hemp
357 kegs X 5 litres of vegetable oil
1 unit of Honda Motorcycle
2 used (Tokumbo) vehicles
Ejibunu displaying one of the pistol pouches seized by the unit
Ejibunu put the total duty paid value (DPV) for the seized items at N462,708,875.

The Unit Controller disclosed that the sum of N66,493,346.4 revenue receipts was recovered into the federation account through the issuance of demand notices (DN).
Speaking further, Ejibunu said 13 suspects were arrested in connection with some of the seizures, and are at different stages of investigations and prosecution.
The Unit Controller used the opportunity to hand over three suspects arrested with 7,728 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa to officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Lagos State Command; for further investigation and prosecution.

Giving the break down of the unit’s performance within the period under review, he said, “Within July 2023 the sedulousness of our officers led to the interception of smuggled 15 bulletproof jackets, 15 pieces of jack knives and 20 pieces of pistol pouches inside a Toyota Sienna Bus in Ogun State at Ijebu-Ode Checkpoint. The driver of the vehicle was arrested in conjunction with the seized controlled wares.

“It is pertinent to know that the importation of all forms of bulletproof materials such as vests, ballistic materials and vehicles, as well as parts and accessories for all military armaments and hardware such as guns, arms and ammunition of all kinds; lethal and non-lethal requires an end-user certificate.
“An end-user certificate is applied to, and issued by the office of the national security adviser which loses its validity after one year from the issuance date. Hence, anyone importing a controlled item must do so within the validity period of the end-user certificate.

“Seizures recorded within the period under review are a reflection of officers’ commitment to duty, and no compromise posture in the discharge of our statutory responsibilities; aimed at protecting the national economy and preventing the importation of prohibited, and harmful goods.

“This success story will not be complete without my expression of gratitude to the Ag. Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR whose maiden working visit to the Unit was a morale booster. I also use this medium to thank him and members of the management team for stoking our logistics for more gainful performance” he said.”

 

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