The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Units Zone A, Ikeja, reported making 1,119 seizures of contrabands valued at N10 billion in 2023.
The Customs Area Controller, Hussein Ejibunnu, revealed this information on Wednesday during a press briefing at the command.
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He mentioned that, during the period under review, 83,170 bags of foreign rice, equivalent to 139 trailers, were seized.
“Last year we made 1,119 seizures worth a total duty paid value of N10,395,123,943; comprising bags of foreign rice, vehicles, marijuana, tramadol, used tyres, poultry products, footwear, petroleum products, etc. The most prominent of the seizures is foreign parboiled rice which amounted to 139 trailer loads (83,170 bags of 50kg),” he said.
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