The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Command, on Thursday said it generated N1.02 trillion in 2022.
News Agency of Nigeria
The customs area controller, Comptroller Malanta Yusuf, said this at a media conference in Lagos.
Yusuf said the amount was unprecedented in the history of revenue generation by the command, and that the value recorded in 2022 was 16.07 percent higher than the N870.38 million collected in 2021.
He said the feat was achieved despite setbacks in the clearance value chain such as fluctuation in the exchange rate of the naira to the dollar.
“This feat was made possible because of the resilience of our officers and men in blocking revenue leakages and ensuring that all unpaid declarations and uninitialised Pre-Arrival Assessment Report had been traced and accounted to the Federal Government coffers,” he said.
As regards anti-smuggling, he said 157 containers with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N14.4 billion were seized as against 102 containers with a DPV of N31.8 billion seized in the year 2021.
“Our record shows that fake and prohibited drugs without necessary National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) certification and Tramadol topped the list of seizures made last year.
“Other items seized include codeine syrup, foreign parboiled rice, vegetable oil, processed/unprocessed wood, used clothings and others,” he said.
The Apapa customs boss noted that 60 suspects were arrested in connection with some of the seizures and were at various stages of investigation and prosecution by other agencies of government.
He reiterated that the command would remain a no-go area for any form of illegalities and warned perpetrators that the command was resolute and would expose their activities and bring them to book.
Yusuf said in line with the federal government’s diversification of the economy to non-oil export, the command recorded a total of 68.5 million dollars in Free on Board (FOB) value, equivalent to N28.2 billion of non-oil commodities.
He said a total of 6.4 million metric tonnes were exported through Apapa in the year under review.
He listed the items to include steel bars; agricultural produce such as hibiscus, sesame seeds, cocoa, cashew nuts, ginger, soya beans, and mineral products.
He pointed out that collaboration with other agencies of government had greatly enhanced the productivity of the service and pledged to continue to build on the synergy to ensure that recalcitrant criminals were dealt with decisively.
He added that the command had promoted a culture of regular stakeholders’ engagement and would continue to be sensitive to them on the need to comply with extant trade guidelines for faster and cheaper cargo clearance.
“I want to commend our compliant traders who do sincere declaration, pay accurate duty and obey extant import and export guidelines without violating the prohibition lists,” he said.
He appreciated the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali, and his management team for the support and encouragement they gave to the command, and pledged that the command would surpass the 2022 collections.
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