By Abiodun Emmanuel, Abuja
Nigeria Custom Service, Tin Can Command has said it generated the sum of N 1.6billion in the periods of January to June 2018, against the N130 billion it generated in the corresponding period of 2017.
The Command made this disclosure in it half year report for 2018 that these represent a difference of N32billion.
The Customs Area Controller, Tincan Island Port, Comptroller Musa Abdullahi, during a chat with some stakeholders recently, said the command made a seizure of assorted offending items ranging from used clothing, children toys, bags of rice, handbags, used vehicles with a duty paid value of N138million as against DPV of N88million of 2017.
Comptroller Abdullahi expressed that Command has been repositioned as the most business friendly Port wherein all compliant declared will be duly compensated and given special preference.
He said: “We are deploying multi-layered approach in addressing the issues of compliance which is a panacea to Trade Facilitation, through reward for compliance and ensuring that compliant declarants are given expeditious attention in line with the presidential directive on Ease of Doing Business.”
Similarly, the Customs Area Controller noted that the Command is at the verge of fully automating key seats in the Command to enable seamless Operations as he made reference to the just concluded training of officers on E-Transire and NSA-End User Certificate Procedure.
He stated that the Command is in steady progression in all aspects of its primary functions and urged stakeholders to take advantage of the various complaints platforms in channeling their genuine grivancies for necessary action.
The CAC recalled that during the period under review, the Command also effected seizures of large quantity of Ammunition and other Military Hardware during scheduled Examinations and promised that the Command will not lower its guards in ensuring that such illicit consignments does not pass through to Command.
The CAC appreciated the support of the CGC Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali, his Management Team, the Officers and Men of the Command and indeed the Esteemed Compliant Stakeholders in TCIP for their support during the period under reference.
