FOLLOWING dispute between Customs clearing agents and officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, over the figures in Pre-Arrival Assessment Report, PAAR, issued by the Customs, the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), has directed all commands to set up a Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC).

In a bid to stem the tide of smuggling contraband goods into the country, the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’, Owerri of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 17 prohibited items with 21 underpayments recovery of N194.6million in January. 2017.

The Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service, Assistant Comptroller General of Customs, Monday Abueh, has warned that there was no going back on the ban of vehicles through land borders, even as he confirmed that some die-hard smugglers last week attempted to smuggle in some of the vehicles currently trapped at Cotonou.

The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has admitted that the container carrying 661 pump-action rifles by the Federal Operations Unit, FOU, A, Ikeja of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, in Lagos last week was smuggled out of the ports without proper clearing process.

The Area Command, Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, of Niger, Kogi and Kwara States, has called on stakeholders to compliment its efforts to effectively tackle the menace of smuggling in the states.