19/06/23
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DANIELS O G
The Adamawa and Taraba Area Command of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), has seized smuggled items with Duty Paid Value of ₦22.89 million in the last six weeks.
He said the seized petroleum product would be auctioned, in accordance with NCS Standard Operating Procedure.
The Area Comptroller, Salisu Abdullahi-Kazaure, made this known while briefing newsmen in Yola on Friday.
According to him, the command made Sixteen seizures from May 6th to June 16th.
Abdullahi-Kazaure said the seized items included 494 bags of NPK fertiliser, 14,980 liters of petrol in Jerry cans and drums, and three Vehicles used for smuggling activities.
Others, items seized are 90 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice from Cameroon and 960 pieces of foreign soap.
He explained that the seized petroleum product would be auctioned, in accordance with NCS Standard Operating Procedure.
Abdullahi-Kazaure said though fertiliser was not a contraband, it was seized because some criminals were using it to manufacture Improvised Explosive Devices.
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