Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ Ikeja Lagos State under the leadership of Controller Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’, DC Inuwa Mohammed Abubakar, has released report on anti-smuggling activities, saying that 1,487 contraband goods were seized between January 2013 and May 18, 2013.
VALUE of goods: The Public Relations Officer, Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ – Ikeja. ASCI EJESIEME, U.I in the report disclosed that goods were valued at Four hundred and forty five million, forty thousand and eighty naira (N445,040,080) with a payable duty of Eighty one million, six hundred and seventy nine thousand, nine hundred and fifty one naira (N81,679,951) with a duty paid value of five hundred and twenty six million, seven hundred and twenty thousand and thirty one naira (N526,720,031).
According to him, the unit while complementing efforts of the Customs Command in Lagos zone, in terms of maintenance of a conducive environment in areas of security to ensure seamless transactions in the various commands rolled out proactive measures to ensure that smuggling activities were nipped in the bud.
The report: He said that report covers the giant strides of the Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ in strictly enforcing the ban on importation of Rice through the land borders.
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