BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR–The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone B Kaduna, of the Nigeria Customs Service, has has made 96 seizures worth N232, 530,050.42 made by his Unit between 23 March and 25 April 2022.
The comptroller Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone B Kaduna, Comptroller Al Bashir Hamisu psc(+) while presenting a record of the Unit’s stewardship in April 2022, said seizures made comprise 1,314 bags of foreign parboiled rice, a total of 219,000 tablets of Ladinax and Sifdol both unregistered pharmaceuticals, 642 cartons of foreign spaghetti and macaroni, 303 kegs of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) 25Liter size.
According to statement released by DSC MA Magaji, CPRO for the Comptroller, that he noted that prominent among the interceptions made were 15 bags of 100kg beans containing foreign parboiled rice ingeniously concealed with the beans, 94 bales of foreign secondhand clothing, 49 pieces of used tyres amongst other general trade goods.
He thanked the general public for their cooperation in offering information which has greatly helped the Unit in tackling cases of Smuggling and identification of inconspicuous concealments.
He also thanked the Comptroller General of Customs and his management team for the recently released promotions and promised that his Officers will redouble their efforts to justify the responsibility entrusted to them.
