The Nigeria Customs Service in Ogun has impounded 115 smuggled goods including 11 trailers of rice, 19,806 litres of petrol and 29 artefacts worth N231.2 million between January and February.
The Customs Area Controller of Ogun 1 Area Command, Bamidele Makinde, disclosed this during a press briefing on the scorecard of the command for January and February.
Other items seized include, 18 units of used vehicles for the conveyance of smuggled goods, 64 sacks and 824 wraps of book, bread and coconut sizes and 10 big and 19 small pieces of artefacts.
Makinde said the command has generated N28.4 million in revenue from import duties, auctions, and sales of scrap vehicles and petroleum products during the period.
The Area Controller attributed the achievements recorded to the command’s resolve pursuant to its core mandate of revenue generation, suppression of smuggling and trade facilitation in Ogun State.
