1Q Performance: Apapa Customs Generates N212bilion, Intercepts 14 Containers

The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa  Area 1 Command on Tuesday announced a revenue generation of N212.5bn for the months of January, February and March this year.

The Customs Area Controller(CAC),Comptroller Auwal Mohammed, said the Command recorded increase in export which was 110.448 metric tons valued at N70.2bn in the first quarter.
Among items exported according to him, include sesame seeds, ginger, hibiscus, mineral resources, steel ingot.
On anti-smuggling, he said 14 containers comprising of prohibited items such as vegetable oil, footwears, used clothing, unprocessed wood, and tramadol tablets with a Duty Paid Value of twenty-two billion, ninety-nine million, six hundred and eighteen thousand, one hundred and eleven naira (N22,099,618,111.00) were seized.

He added, “ It is pertinent to mention that on Friday, 31 March
2023, we uncovered a large quantity of 225mg of tramadol tablets concealed in 2x40ft container numbers TRHU 4758549 and TRHU 6936803 where one hundred and forty-three milion, eight hundred thousand (143,800,000) tablets of Tramadol 225mg were discovered in 720 cartons weighing 10.3 tonnes (10,386kg) that originated from India. This single seizure is valued
at twenty-one billion, six hundred million naira (N21,600,000,000.00)”.The Apapa Command of on Tuesday announced a revenue generation of N212.5bn for the months of January, February and March this year.
The Area Controller, Comptroller Auwal Mohammed, said the Command recorded increase in export which was 110.448 metric tons valued at N70.2bn in the first quarter.
Among items exported according to him, include sesame seeds, ginger, hibiscus, mineral resources, steel ingot.
On anti-smuggling, he said 14 containers comprising of prohibited items such as vegetable oil, footwears, used clothing, unprocessed wood, and tramadol tablets with a Duty Paid Value of twenty-two billion, ninety-nine million, six hundred and eighteen thousand, one hundred and eleven naira (N22,099,618,111.00) were seized.

He added, “ It is pertinent to mention that on Friday, 31 March
2023, we uncovered a large quantity of 225mg of tramadol tablets concealed in 2x40ft container numbers TRHU 4758549 and TRHU 6936803 where one hundred and forty-three milion, eight hundred thousand (143,800,000) tablets of Tramadol 225mg were discovered in 720 cartons weighing 10.3 tonnes (10,386kg) that originated from India. This single seizure is valued
at twenty-one billion, six hundred million naira (N21,600,000,000.00)”.