Chedi Dalha Wada, Comptroller, Federal Operations Unit, Zone B of the Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS) has recorded a total of Two Hundred and Forty-Two (264) seizures of 21 Different items between since he assumes leadership of the Command which according to him “clearly speaks shows that the Unit will continually improve on its strategies and overall performances by building on the strong foundations it inherited”.
Comptroller C.D Wada who made this announcement during his first media briefing as the Unit Comptroller on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 also disclosed that the statistics of the detentions and seizures made within the period under review with the Total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of Two Billion, Eighty-Eight Million, Four Hundred and Sixty Thousand, Two Hundred and Ninety-Four Naira and Sixty-Eight Kobo (N2, 888, 460, 294:68) only.
In his words: “the closure of all land borders with Niger Republic is in full force, l wish to remind all and sundry that our Unit will continue to ensure full compliance with the directives of the leadership and management of the Nigeria Customs Service saddled with the duty of implementing the Federal Government directives.
“Permit me to also emphasize that our Unit will continue to leverage on the policy thrust of the Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, in terms of all operational processes aimed at achieving optimal results.
“I call on all stakeholders, especially traders and business people, including all Nigerians to eschew all activities that are in violation of the customs extant laws, so that we can continue to respect ourselves and support the development and growth of our national objectives; as we will leave no stone unturned to ensure that all acts of smuggling and anti-economic activities are fully challenged and the full force of the law brought to bear.
“We are not unaware that within the ember months and especially this yuletide period, many would want to engage in illegal activities, smugglers and all other unscrupulous traders are warned to steer clear of Zone B, our men are fully on ground and combat ready to act in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and as enshrined in the Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023.
“In line with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), all items seized that are more relevant to our sister agencies’ mandate will be handed over to them in the course of this show case specifically NAFDAC where our Unit will hand over all seized Pharmaceuticals items to them for further investigation and prosecution wherever possible” he assured.
Some of the items seized by the Federal Operations Unit Zone B, Kaduna includes 61 Used Vehicles with DPV of N2, 073, 835, 718. 23 DPV, 18 Means of conveyance with DPV of N236,386,387.47, 2991 Bags of Foreign Parboiled Rice (50Kg each) with DPV of N202,202,737.20, 25 Bags of Foreign Parboiled Rice (25Kg each) with DPV of N994,815.00.
Others are 292 Foreign Refined Vegetable Oils (25litres each) with DPV of N17,943.400.00, 2131 Cartons of Spaghetti, Macaroni & Couscous with DPV of N17,972,861.32, 640 Bales of Foreign Second-hand Clothing with DPV of N137,356,492.15 among other items.
While appreciating critical partners the Military, Nigeria Police Force, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and all other sister agencies, Comptroller C.D Wada also solicits for more collaboration from all stakeholders in order to achieve the desired goals in the Command.
By Ajibola Adedoye