The command boss stated that the seized pharmaceuticals, violated provisions of Nigeria’s Common External Tariff, CET, and the Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023, are part of Apapa Command’s broader efforts to combat smuggling.
Comptroller Olomu highlighted that since January 2024, the Command has executed more than 36 seizures, including frozen poultry, used clothing, and unregistered pharmaceutical products, with an estimated combined value exceeding N1.5 billion.
Talking about revenue generation, Comptroller Olomu affirmed that the command has generated the highest collection with a total sum of One trillion eight hundred and seventy five billion, three hundred and sixty two million, three hundred and sixty -nine thousand, two hundred and fourteen naira, four kobo N1,875,362,369,214.04) compared to Nine Hundred and thirty- One billion, One hundred and twenty- three million, nine hundred and ninety- thousand, two and thirteen naira, eighty- eight kobo (931,123,998, 213.88).
This he said, shows a remarkable increase of 101% in corresponding year 2023 revenue figure despite remarkable decline in trade volume.
"Despite a remarkable decline in the volume of trade, this Command has been able to block leakages and achieved maximum collection of revenue,” Olomu stated.
He said further that October 2024’s collection alone reached N264.5 billion, the highest monthly figure in Apapa’s history. The Command now anticipates surpassing its N2.2 trillion revenue target by year-end.
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