Kebbi Area Command of Nigeria Customs rakes in #99.2 million revenue in July.

The Nigeria Customs Service, Kebbi Area Command has declared a total sum of ninety nine million, two hundred and eighty two thousand, five hundred and forty seven naira (₦99,282,547) as revenue for the month of July alone, which is 113% of our monthly revenue target.

Customs Area Comptroller, Kebbi Command,Dr. Ben Oramalugo made this declared this while briefing journalists at the Command’s Headquarters, Birnin Kebbi on Monday, August 14, 2023 on the activities for the month of July as it relates to areas of anti-smuggling, revenue generation and subsequently handing over of seized hard drugs to Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kebbi State Command.

“In the area of revenue generation, the Command has turned the wheel of focus towards it because it is one of the key pillars upon which Nigeria Customs Service is built. The Command, in its effort to surpass its last month’s achievement which was affected by festive activities, has devised various means of revenue generation revival. Though, the Coup d’état in our neighbouring Niger Republic and subsequent border closure of our border with the affected West African country has sharply affected our revenue generation drive, the Command still manage to rake in a whooping sum of ninety nine million, two hundred and eighty two thousand, five hundred and forty seven naira (₦99,282,547) in the month of July alone, which is 113% of our monthly revenue target” Oramalugo stated.

In its fight against anti smuggling activities, the Area Commander said “The Command’s officers and men are on high alert and their morale is high, thus leading to the twenty eight (28) seizures recorded within the period under review which are 138 packs of tramaking/tramadol (225mg), 81 tablet size of Cannibis Sativa, Used Toyota Camry 2007 Model as means of conveyance, 46 bags of foreign parboiled rice of 50kg each and 40 bags of rice of 25 kg each, 88 bales of second hands clothing, 4,200 liters of PMS and 525 liters of diesel, 37 kegs of vegetable oil, among others.”

The Duty Paid Value of the seized items was calculated to be fifty one million, four hundred and ninety nine thousand, three hundred and fourteen naira (₦51,499,314).

Particularly among the seizures are cannabis sativa and hard drugs worth twenty two million, one hundred and thirty two thousand, seventy seven naira (₦22, 132, 077) which will be handed over to NDLEA shortly after this briefing. The seizure of such drugs is in line with the pledge we made during our previous press briefing that we are determined to rid kebbi state of drug inflow and all items capable of causing harm to Nigerians” Oramalugo added