…Rakes in over N438 million in May
…Deepens inter-agency collaborations
The Seme border command of the Nigeria Customs Service has taken steps to block all the illegal routes in the area that may be used by miscreants for various cross border crimes even as the Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Mohammed Aliyu has said that effective border collaboration among all the relevant security agencies remains the only panacea for national security at the busiest land border.
Addressing the media, Mohammed reminded them of the series of arms and ammunition seizures that were made in 2017 at the nation’s sea ports, informing them of the Comptroller General of Customs’ alert to all border commands on the need to maintain strict surveillance, as there was the possibility that the dare devil smugglers who had seen that the ports were impassable may try crossing through the borders.
He affirmed that the command was ensuring that all identified loopholes were fully sealed emphasizing that the use of the functional scanner machine had made it impracticable for any concealment to pass through.
The Customs Area Controller, who is also the Chairman of the Joint Border Security Meeting (JBSM), said he would ensure that effective collaboration among the security agencies at the border for efficient border management and security was not compromised.
This is coming on the heels of a review of the operational strategies being implemented at the command.
He reiterated the command’s resolute determination in suppressing trans-border crimes to the barest minimum, even as he promised that the command would continue to enforce the Federal Government policies on all restricted and prohibited items through the ever busy Lagos-Abidjan international corridor.
He reaffirmed his unflinching support to the reform agenda of the Comptroller General of customs, stressing that at the command level, he was working assiduously as a reformer to ensure all anomalies that pose a threat to the security of the nation and threat to trade facilitation were addressed and corrected, while advising all stakeholders operating at the border to engage only in legitimate trade transactions and similarly adhere strictly to proper clearance procedures and guidelines.
Similarly, the Customs Area Controller of the Seme border Command has informed that the command realized four hundred and thirty eight million, six hundred and eighty thousand, nine hundred and sixty four naira, sixty four kobo (N438, 680, 964.64) as revenue for the month of May 2018.
He added that the command’s commitment towards intelligence driven operations had led to the arrest and seizures of one hundred and thirty (130) contraband goods with a total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ninety five million, five hundred and three thousand, one hundred and sixty five naira (N95, 503, 165.00).
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