
CUSTOMS SEIZE CONTRABAND ITEMS WORTH N10BN IN 2023
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Units Zone A, Ikeja, said it made 1,119 seizures of contrabands worth N10bn in 2023.
The Customs Area Controller, Hussein Ejibunnu, disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing journalists at the command.
He said that 83,170 bags of foreign rice equivalent to 139 trailers were seized within the period under review.
“Last year we made 1,119 seizures worth a total duty paid value of N10,395,123,943; comprising bags of foreign rice, vehicles, marijuana, tramadol, used tyres, poultry products, footwear, petroleum products, etc. The most prominent of the seizures is foreign parboiled rice which amounted to 139 trailer loads (83,170 bags of 50kg),” he said.
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