Banned substances comprising 174,585 litres of petroleum products, nine sacks of pangolin scales and claws weighing 396.4kgs, 1,800 bags of sugar (50kg) each, 343 bags of fertilizer (UREA/NPK)
328 bags of 50kgs foreign parboiled rice, among others worth N1,178,821,033 have been seized by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in 88 seizures.
The seizures were made by the Operatives of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘D’ of NCS between January 30th and August 9th, 2023.
The Acting FOU Controller, Joseph Adelaja, stated these at a media briefing journalists on Wednesday at the Zonal Headquarters of the Service in Bauchi.
According to him, during the period under review, the unit made a total of 88 seizures which include: 1,800 bags of sugar (50kg) each, 174,585 litres of petroleum products, 343 bags of fertilizer (UREA/NPK), nine sacks of Pangolin Scales and Claws weighing 396.4kg, 328 bags of 50kgs foreign parboiled rice, among others.
He said that; “In pursuance of the unit’s saddled responsibility of enforcing customs laws, implementing Government Fiscal policies and suppression of smuggling within the Zone.
In accordance with the strategic role of Customs in enforcing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) which came into being in 1973.
In line with section 55 subsection (1) paragraph (1) subparagraph (1) of Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023 (NCSA 2023) and also the Schedule 6 of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) 2022-2026, the Unit has intercepted: Nine sacks of Pangolin Scales and Claws weighing 396.4kg.
Others are: Two Life birds (African Crowned Crane), one live Antelope Gazelle, one piece of lion bone and a plastic container of lion fat.”
Adelaja said that the feat was achieved in pursuance of the unit’s saddled responsibility of enforcing customs laws, implementing Government Fiscal policies and suppression of smuggling within the Zone.
“In accordance with the strategic role of Customs in enforcing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) which came into being in 1973.
In line with section 55 subsection (1) paragraph (1) subparagraph (1) of Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023 (NCSA 2023) and also the Schedule 6 of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) 2022-2026, the Unit has intercepted: Nine sacks of Pangolin Scales and Claws weighing 396.4kg.
Others are: Two Life birds (African Crowned Crane), one live Antelope Gazelle, one piece of lion bone and a plastic container of lion fat,” he said.
He added that in accordance with section 55 subsection (1) paragraph (c) of the Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023 (NCSA 2023), the NCS operatives intercepted;
“88 cartons of insecticides, 342 packs of foreign candy, 190 cartons of flavoured powdered drinks, 23 sacks of used shoes and 1,800 bags of sugar (50kg) each.”
