Between January and December 2016, the Tincan island command of Nigeria customs service (NCS) generated n256.4 billion, compared with N266.1 billion in the previous year.
The command attribute the slight drop to some factors beyond its control. In a statement, customs area controller, y. Bashar explained highlights of remarkable events within the year under review: “interception of large quantity of arms & ammunition based on well profiled intelligence on 15th February, 7th march and 4th April 2016 respectively and handed over to DSS. “infrastructural face-lift of the office complex which was hitherto in a deplorable condition.
“The establishment of a well equipped clinic to serve the health needs of both officers and other members of the public.
“Oversight visit of the senate committee on customs to the command on Thursday 27th October 2016.
“seizure of thrity-one (31) containers of 50kg parboiled rice, falsely declared as bread improvers/flavoured yeast disodium on 19th august, 2016.
“ seizure of 27 x 20ft containers of vegetable oil in 25kg kegs at emog terminal on Thursday 3rd November, 2016 – another case of false declaration which was entered as disodium chemicals.
“Interception of one thousand three hundred and ninety five (1,395) cartons of nau nau ready to eat food preparations imported from India– such as egusi soup, porridge yam, beans, fried rice, jollof rice etc.
“Spectacular interception of 8 bags of unmanifested substances in 1 x 20ft container. The 8 bags consisted of 200 fully compressed substances which was handed over to NDLEA and later confirmed to be cocaine with a street value of 2billion naira.
Handing over of suspects to standard organisation of Nigeria (son) for falsification of SONCAP.
Handing over of expired medicaments on the 31st of august 2016 and expired sweets to NAFDAC on the 11thof November, 2016.
Establishment of ICT centre with 30 work-station, fully networked for training/re-training and capacity building of officers and other stakeholders.
