1st Quarter 2025: Port Harcourt II Command, Onne Rakes In N190.569Bn As Revenue
... Made Seizures with DPV Worth N10.293bn
Bisi Akingbade
Comptroller Mohammed Babandede, of Nigeria Customs Service, Port Harcourt II command,Onne, has disclosed a total sum of One Hundred and Ninety Billion, Five Hundred and Sixty-nine Million, Two Hundred and Twelve Thousand, Three Hundred and Ninety-seven Naira, Fourty-two Kobo (N190, 569,212,397.42) as revenue collected during the first quarter (January-March) of the year 2025.
Comptroller Babandede made this disclosure during the command first quarter briefing at ONNE, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
He said "During the first quarter of the year 2024, a total of One Hundred and Sixty-two Billion, Seven Hundred and Five Million, Three Hundred and Thirteen Thousand, Five Hundred Sixty-one Naira, Fourty-eight Kobo (N162, 705,313,561.48) was collected.
This , he said showed a remarkable improvement with a difference of Twenty Seven Billion, Eight Hundred and Sixty-four Million, Six Hundred and Sixty-eight Thousand, Four Hundred and Fourty-two Naira, Sixty-one Kobo (N27, 864,668,442.61); this represents a 17.12% increase against the first quarter of 2024.
"The Command exported 1.274, 695MTS comprising of mostly agricultural products and solid minerals. The total products exported stood at a value of Two Billion, Three Hundred and Fourty-five Million, Two Hundred and Sixty-eight Thousand, One Hundred and Twenty-two Naira (2,345,268,122).
The Custom Area Controller further stated that a total of 20 containers were seized from January to March 2025 namely;1 X 40ft Container TLLU6901759 STC 158,400 bottles of Codeine Syrup (100mls each) and 11,690 pieces of Chilly Cutter, 1 X 40ft Container MRKU 2117319 STC 158,400 bottles of Barcadin with Codeine Syrup (100ml each) and 240 pieces of Local Sanitary Wares, 2 X 40ft Containers MRKU4875853 & TCNU2623453 STC 271,000 bottles of Codeine Syrup (100ml each), 85,000 bottles of CSMIX with Codeine (100ml), 1,200 pieces of Cock and 94 cartons of sanitary wares and 21 cartons of TBS rubber, 4 X 20ft containers PCIU0094329, PCIU1014858, PCIU1367243, & PCIU00229679 STC 64,416 X (400mg each) tins of Soupy Tomato Paste, 16,104 X (200mg each) tins of Soupy Tomato Paste.
Others seized items include:
1 X 40ft Container MEDU7751984 STC 280 bales of used clothes and 2 cartons of toys, 6 X 20ft Containers MEDU6909397, TGBU3174254, CAIU6719204, TTNU1932358, GLDU5050514 & MEDU2120820 STC 6,300 X (25litres each) Jerry cans of Delicieux Cooking Oil, 2 X 20ft Containers GLDU3216822 & MEDU1266507 STC 2,100 Jerry cans of Super Gold Vegetable Cooking Oil (25ltrs each), 1 X 40ft TCKU7701615 STC 980,000 tablets of Tamol-X, 4,830,000 Capsules of Pregabalin (300mg each) and 288 cartons of WC, 1X 40ft container MSMU5925355 STC 320 bales of used clothes1 X 40ft container TCKU 6160305 STC 360 bales of used clothing,, 2 bags of personal effects and 1 box of personal effects.
The cumulative duty paid value (DPV) of the seized goods presented is worth Ten Billion, Two Hundred and Ninety-three Million, Six Hundred and Seventy-seven Thousand, Fourty Naira (N10, 293,677,040.00)
He noted that these seizures are products of courage, bravery, high level of integrity, and the self-determined posture of the officers to be patriotic to their oath of allegiance; exhibited through objective and careful examination, meticulous documentary checks and professionalism.
He added that "Nigeria Customs Service is making significant strides in trade facilitation through its modernization project, which nitiative integrates various applications, platforms, and hardware into a comprehensive import and export management system. This Command leveraged this project with yielding remarkable results which includes the efficient release of containers."
" We trained stakeholders on the B’odogwu Unified Information Management System in order to understand the modality of its operation for efficiency in the clearing procedure and better revenue collection.
"In our continued effort to collaborate with all agencies of government for better results in service delivery. I am handing over a 1x20ft Container found to contain donkey skin meant for export to the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service.
