Onne Area 2 Customs Command Seized Containers of 1,165 cartons of Analgin injection, Fireworks ... Generated 54.9Billion Revenue In Three Months


Onne Area 2 Customs Command Seized Containers of 1,165 cartons of Analgin injection, Fireworks 

... Generated 54.9Billion Revenue In Three Months


By: Bisi Akingbade


Onne Area 2 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service announced that it has intercepted a total of 26 containers out of which two containers laden with Analgin Injection, fireworks and other items with a total  Duty Paid Value of ₦94,652,168.39 of the seized items.


The Controller of the Onne Area 2 Command, Comptroller Baba Imam at a press conference in  Onne Port. Rivers State, today made this known .


Onne Area 2  Command boss said the seizures and detention were made base on infractions related to import guidelines, which includes:
Contraband Goods, False declaration
End user certificate requirement from the office of the National Security Adviser and NAFDAC permit/license among others in line with the Federal Government fiscal policies. 

"The seized items  includes:
Twenty-Four (24) containers laden with refined vegetable oil comprising a total of 24,860 gallons of 25 and 10 litres La-Jonic vegetable oil. i.e (19,800 gallons of 25 litres and 5,060 gallons of 10 litres) with duty paid value of ₦833,172,538.42. (Based on false declaration and contravention of Schedule 3 Article 4 of C.ET)"

"Also seized were other Two (2) containers laden with 1,165 cartons of Analgin injection and Fireworks with other items. i.e (286 cartons of Analgin injection I.M.V) (2/5g/5ml) (Based on contravention of revised import prohibition guideline) (210 cartons of Banga, 273 cartons of W.Tail, 216 cartons of Coloured flowers, 180 cartons of Pops) (Based on absence of End user certificate)".


He stated that the seized cartons of Analgin injection will be handed over to NAFDAC in the spirit of interagency collaboration while remaining Twenty-Four (24) containers seized by the command were laden with refined vegetable oil comprising a total of 24,860 gallons of 25 and 10 litres La-Jonic vegetable oil. i.e (19,800 gallons of 25 litres and 5,060 gallons of 10 litres) with duty paid value of ₦833,172,538.42. (Based on false declaration and contravention of Schedule 3 Article 4 of C.ET)


His words “Similarly, One 20 ft container of machete was detained on documentation grounds pending provision of End user Certificate. Gentlemen of the press, we cannot but underscore the necessity and imperativeness of synergy, collaboration and intelligence sharing, as the above seizures were made purely with intelligence gathered and 100% physical examination”


“Nevertheless , I want to state here that investigation is still ongoing through our legal/intelligent unit to arrest the culprits and bring them to book as soon as possible.


“The federal Government bans the Importation of refined vegetable oil in order to promote local production by our local industries, which in turn creates employment for Nigerians and to boost foreign exchange through export of such products.


“The seized containers would be filed for condemnation at the federal High Court Port Harcourt and shall subsequently be forfeited to the Federal Government”


"It is worthy of note that importation of certain controlled items like Fireworks and machete requires End-User Certificate which is under the purview of the Office of the National Security Adviser, such importations without the Certificate are to be seized and forfeited to the Nigerian Government".


Earlier, he noted that the command recorded successes from January to March 2023, with a revenue generation of  Fifty-Four Billion, Nine hundred and Ninety-Two Million, One hundred and Twenty-Three thousand, Six hundred and Eighty-Seven naira, Fifteen kobo  (₦54,992,123,687.15), which translate to 16.3 percent of the target of 336 Billion naira as revenue target for the command in year 2023.


He noted that when the figure is compared to the same period last year the Command had an increase in revenue of One billion, One hundred and Thirty-Two Million, Nine hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand, Five hundred and Fifty-Six naira, Eighty-Two Kobo (₦1,132,925,556.82). 

Comptroller Imam said the figure realized is inspite of not having vessels berth in Onne Port for some time due to the Election atmosphere. 


 








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