Nigeria Customs Service, Kwara Area Command, has intercepted and seized contraband items with a duty-paid value of ₦1.2 billion within the period under review.
The Acting Area Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service, Kwara Area Command, Comptroller Najeem Ogundeyi, stated this while addressing journalists at the command headquarters in Ilorin.
He said the achievement underscores the command’s unwavering commitment to zero tolerance for smuggling activities.
According to him, the command is working in line with the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023, to ensure that smuggling activities are reduced to the barest minimum.
Ogundeyi explained that during the period the command intercepted and seized contraband items which included 389 bails of second hand clothes, 108 sacks of used bags, 6,500 liters of petrol, 450 bags of foreign parboiled rice of 50 kg, 3 vehicles as well as 160 used tyres.
He said the command would not allow smugglers and economic saboteurs to operate freely.
The custom boss said anyone caught involved in the act of smuggling would be punished in accordance with the provisions of the law.
He commended the officers and men of the command for their dedication, resilience and selfless service to the nation.
Ogundeyi urged the general public to continue to provide credible and timely information to the command for prompt action.
He said the command would continue to sustain the tempo of enforcement within the confined of the law and respect for human right.
ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU
