The TinCan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated over N574billion revenue in 2022.
This figure represents a 16.33% increase when compared to the amount generated by the command in the previous year of 2022.
The Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller kindle Oloyede revealed this last Friday in Lagos while briefing journalists on the performance of the Command for last year.
The Area Controller expressed delight at the higher revenue feat, even with the tough economic situation and other challenges during the fiscal year which also affected Customs operations, also asserted that the revenue increase could be attributed to the constant rejiging of the existing measures geared towards sustaining the Commandās revenue profile as well as utilization of some disruptive strategic measures.
In his words, āThe Command collected N574,290,210,599.38 between January to December, 2022. This figure when compared to the N493,682,369,264.35 collected in 2021 indicated an increase of N80,607,841,335.03ā.
According to the Controller, some of the strategic measures introduced in 2022 include; periodic capacity building, reshuffling and redeployment of officers using the SWOT analysis, implementation of the VIN Valuation, Automation of the 546 procedure, re-introduction of the NIIT after deployment of a Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology Equipment to the Command, Proper Profiling, System Audit, Proper recheck or Examination and detailed but clearly inputted Inspection Acts, among others.
He also noted that continuous stakeholder engagements and collaboration with all sister government enabled the Command to fish out improper declarations as well as offending items were intercepted and seized.
The seized items, which has a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N41,846,372,083.50, comprises of; 745 parcels of Colarado (Cannabis Sativa) weighing 345.1kg with a street market value of N714,600,000, 5 x 40ft Containers of used Motor Tyre (5050 pistes), 1,150 Bales of second hand clothings, 1,190 Cartons of 20per Cartons of Possuem Bromate and Baking Powder, 11,392 Cartons of 1200 per Carton of Armcol Injection Chiproquine Phosphate 322.5mg/5ml (IV and IM), 206,000 pieces of finished matchets, 1383 cartons of 50 rolls per carton of cigarettes.
Other seizures were; 650 cartons of 50 pieces per carton of new ladies shoes, 2.666 pieces in 36 pallets of new Starter Ex-Premium Inverter Battery, 1980 cartons of Assorted Non-Alcoholic Beverages and 1048 Cartons of Tilde Basmatic Rice, others include 2594 pieces of Ammunition and 20 pieces of Arms comprising of 1 Pistol with 611090 (S/W) model JCP 40mm, 1 Used Co2 Air Pistol with accessories cal 117(4.5m)BM, 1 Marksman repeater pistol, & Mace pepper gun and 10 suspected arms of various types.
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