The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area Command, says it has generated N1.131billion revenue for the month of May.
The Controller of the command, Michael Agbara, on Tuesday at the Idiroko border office of the command in Ipokia Local Government Area of the state disclosed that, with the amount, the command had surpassed its monthly target of N643.4million by N488.3million.
According to him, the seizure of over 7000 bags of rice for the month of May, 2019 is the highest monthly seizures of rice made by the Command during the 2019 fiscal year.
Agbara, said that the command recorded revenue totalling N1,131,800,165.10 within the period under review, added that other seizures made were 38 units of vehicles ( 13 used vehicles and 25 means of conveyance), 411 kegs of Premium Motor Spirit(petrol), 372 kegs of vegetable oil, and one sac of secondhand clothing.
Others were 1,835 pairs of new shoes, 264 pairs of used ones, motorcycles and bags of sugar.
Agbara said, “The command has really intensified its efforts at curbing all manners of smuggling in Ogun State.
“We have been able to reduce smuggling to the barest minimum in the state because we are not compromising. We want to tell the smugglers that Ogun State is no go area.
“Smuggling is against the economic development of the country. By smuggling, we are creating jobs for people in other countries.”
“The Command will continue to dialogue, engage, sensitize and educate the public on social/economic implication of smuggling and on the other hand, the statutory functions of enforcing compliance with strict adherence to rules of engagement will not be relinquished”, he concluded.
