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Nigeria Customs Service Bans Importation Of Rice Through Land Borders

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N1.69 billion in the last two months.
The Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr Wale Adeniyi, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday.
According to him, this is much lower than the revenue projected.

“We have observed low level of compliance with implementation of importation of rice through the land borders. A number of reasons have been adduced for this but the Comptroller General has also received reports about some kind of allegation of compromise between officers and rice smugglers.

When the restriction on importation of rice through land borders was lifted, there was a high level of implementation.’’
“In the last two months, 24. 9 metric tonnes of rice was imported through the land borders since the reversal of the restriction of importation through the land borders.
“Since the reversal of the restriction started, N1.69 billion revenue has been generated. However, this is much lower than the revenue projected.
“And we got intelligence reports from neighbouring ports that huge consignment of rice was coming into the country.
“Conversely, we are not getting the revenue. Rather the revenue has been dwindling in the last two months’’, Adeniyi said.
He said that there has been an increase in the level of seizures.
“So given all of these, the Comptroller General finds it necessary to review the restriction order and has therefore decided to re-impose the restriction with effect from Tuesday, March 22, 2016’’, he said.
Adeniyi said that rice would therefore no longer be allowed through the land borders.
However, he said “those who have started the process; who have paid for rice across the land borders will have up till Friday, March 25, to clear their rice through the land borders.”
He emphasised that after March 25, there would be a zero tolerance “not even a bag of rice will be allowed to come into the country through the land borders.”

 

(NAN)

Seme Customs Gets New Area Controller

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Comptroller Victor Dimka has been redeployed as the new Area Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

 

 

NAN reports that Dimka, who has assumed duty at Seme, was prior to now, the Controller, Federal Operations Unit, (F.O.U.) Owerri, Imo.

 

 

He told the officers and men of the command that his intention was to consolidate on the achievements of his predecessor.

 

 

The controller said that he would intensify his efforts toward more revenue generation.

 

 

Dimka told a group of licensed customs agents who paid him a visit that he still needed time to study what was in the handover note but assured his guests that “Seme border command is a familiar terrain to him’’.

 

 

He urged officers and stakeholders to realise that the challenge of dwindling revenue from crude oil sales had made it imperative for maximum revenue to be collected by the Customs.

 

 

According to him, we have to shape up to collect maximum revenue and suppress smuggling to the barest minimum.

 

 

“My predecessor has done a great job and I intend to even do more.

 

 

“I am committed to suppressing smuggling activities across the international frontier and to ensure that the fight against smuggling of poultry products would be sustained.

 

 

“All hands must be on deck in dealing with the challenges of manning a peculiar international border like Seme which is characterised by heavy vehicular movement and human traffic.

 

 

“All officers must follow the policy thrust of the Comptroller-General of Customs while discharging their statutory responsibilities.

 

“We must also perform well in terms of revenue generation, anti-smuggling drive, legitimate trade facilitation and the security of the nation through the effective manning of the border,’’ Dimka said.

 

 

The comptroller urged all officers to imbibe the culture of transparency and professionalism while discharging their responsibilities.

 

 

He warned that any act of negative conduct among officers would not be tolerated.

 

 

(NAN)

Kaduna/Katsina Customs Generates N5bn

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The Kaduna/Katsina command of the Nigerian Customs Service has generated N4.9 billion from January to November this year.

 

Customs Area Comptroller, Gidado Bala Muhammad who disclosed this while addressing newsmen said the figure was a little above the sum of N4.5 billion realised by the command last year.

 

He said the command also seized goods that included rice, cooking oil, with duty paid value worth N135 million assuring that the war on seizure of contraband good would be intensified.

 

Comptroller Muhammad listed items seized to include used vehicles, pharmaceutical products, China Green Tea, vegetable oil, macaroni and spaghetti.

 

“Our warehouse is filled to capacity now as any available space is used as constructive warehouse for safe keeping”.

 

He said no fewer than nineteen suspects are undergoing prosecution and added that one suspect is awaiting prosecution due to the public holiday.

 

According to the Customs Boss, within the period under review, “thirteen officers suffered different degree of injuries in the cause of discharging their legitimate duties in the hand of smugglers”.

 

Continuing, the Comptroller said “ we will smoke smugglers out of their hole and make the business unattractive”.

 

 

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I’ll Ensure Corrupt Customs Officers Get 10 Years In Jail — Comptroller-General

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The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) , retired Col. Hameed Ali, on Tuesday warned that any customs officer caught involved in corrupt practice, would serve the maximum 10-year jail term prescribed by law.
Ali gave the warning in Sokoto when he addressed customs officers of Sokoto/Zamfara/ Kebbi Area Command.
“The minimum jail term for corrupt officers is five years, but I will make sure that any officer found to be corrupt gets the maximum jail term of 10 years.
“This is to serve as a deterrent to any officer who finds himself in the Customs to make money and not to earn money .
“I am not saying that there are no good, incorruptible officers in the service, but there are few bad eggs who are giving the service a bad name, ” Ali said.
The CGC also cautioned the officials against indiscipline and living above their means.
“Our work ethics must change to be in tune with the change mantra as championed by President Muhammadu Buhari,” he said.
Ali advised the customs personnel to make integrity , honesty and transparency their watch words.
”You should all do this to minimize the chances of getting into trouble, except those who are criminally minded.”
The CGC explained that the task before him was to reform the service, raise revenue, and improve the welfare of personnel.
He therefore urged the officers and men to strive to block all areas of revenue leakages, saying that the service would use part of the revenue to provide offices and residential accommodation for them.
Ali assured them that, henceforth, there would be no favouratism in promotions, transfers and postings.

 

(NAN)

I’m ready for probe, says outgoing Customs CG Dikko Inde

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Dikko Abdullahi Inde, who voluntarily resigned as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS on Monday, has said he is ready for the probe of his tenure.

 

The outgoing NCS CG who is due to retire on Tuesday told State House correspondents when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday that he is ready to defend every action that took part in the six years he was the head of the Customs Service if the ongoing probe of revenue-earning agencies being conducted by the Federal Government is extended to cover his tenure.

 

“Revenue appreciated by 20 per cent from when I took over and the officers that did the work are still around and I think that the NCS, I stand to be corrected, is the only service that is fully automated in the system of operation.

 

“We have no fear. The time I’m leaving is the time I feel those young ones that have developed the software can manage it,” said Dikko, adding that, he is leaving the Customs when the ovation is loudest so as to give chance to others.

 

Source : PM News