According to SK Taupyen Public Relation Officer (CPRO) of The Nigeria Customs Service,Seme Command recently disclosed
that the area command generated the sum of One Billion, Five
Hundred and Twenty One Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Nine
Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty Four Naira Seventy Three Kobo (N1,
521,359,564.73) as revenue in the month of December, 2016.
Taupyen stated that the amount exceeded the monthly revenue target
of the Command and the amount collected in the corresponding
year 2015 with N499, 558,434.40 and N101, 129,228.70 respectively, he said It
is worthy to note that the Command has consecutively surpassed its
monthly target for the month of November and December respectively.
‘ Seme Command
also made a total of seventy four (74) seizures with a Duty Paid
Value (DPV) of fifty five million, six hundred and forty one thousand, one
hundred and twenty four naira fifty six
kobo (N55,641,124.56) in the same month of
December, 2016.
The Enforcement unit of
the Command has succeeded in suppressing smuggling activities to the
barest minimum. The anti-smuggling operation of the Command in recent
times is evident by the number of seizures made and the revenue generated by the
Command in December, 2016 .The Command replicated the unprecedented feat recorded in
the month of
November, 2016 despite obvious challenges that would have ordinary
crippled the revenue drive of the Command in the month of
December’
The repeated success was
attributed to the doggedness and unflinching commitment of officers and men of
the Command who were prepared to succeed at all cost despite the many
challenges that militated against revenue collection in the Command.
Commenting on the success
recorded, the Customs Area Controller of the Command,
Compt. Dimka Victor David disclosed that apart from the commitment of
his officers and men, the feat recorded is also attributed to
the recent policy pronouncement of the Federal Government banning the
importation of new and fairly used vehicles through the land borders. He said the
policy statement on the restriction of new and fairly used vehicles through
the land borders brought about an upsurge in the number
of vehicles escorted into Seme border, which translated to
the increase in the Command’s revenue figure realized.
The Customs Area
Controller further disclosed that the quest of the
command to remain passionate and resolute in enforcing the fiscal policies
of the Federal Government cannot be over emphasized. He said the Command
generated into the Federal Government coffers a total of Ten Billion Five
hundred and three Million, Eight Hundred and Ninety Four Thousand,
Eighty Nine Naira, Eighty One Kobo only (N10,
503,894, 089.81) from January to December, 2016 from general cargoes
and vehicles. Duty and taxes accrued from escorted transit vehicles
accounted for 56% of the total revenue generated from January to
December, 2016.
The Command recorded an
unprecedented number of seizures (848)with a Duty Paid Value (DPV)
of N608, 219,970.94 from January to December, 2016. There
is a corresponding decline in smuggling activities occasioned by the
aggressive anti-smuggling operation of the Command in order to ensure total
compliance with the policy thrust of the Comptroller General of
Customs and the Service extant laws.
Responding to the media
on the Federal Government ban of new and fairly used vehicles, the Customs
Area Controller said the Command is battle ready to implement the Federal
Government policy to the latter. He re-stated that because the wisdom of the
Federal Government is above every common sense, the Command have strategized and is
still re-strategizing towards the implementation process bearing in mind
that the dare devil smugglers can be brutal and deadly. However, he
re-iterated that the command is battle ready and equal to the task.
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