Customs Rakes in Over N10bn Revenue in Kwara

                      ▪︎ CGC Adewale Adeniyi 

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kwara State Command has said that it has generated a total sum of over N10 billion revenue to the federal government between January and May, 2024 in the state. 

The Custom Area Controller of the Command, Mr. Faith Mathew Ojeifo disclosed this in Ilorin on Thursday on the activities of the command in the state. 

The three-legged event also made the Controller to announce the provision of empowerment to the wives and widows of the men and officers of the command and the donation of relief materials to the Kwara State Government. 

 “A comparative review of the preceding year 2023 indicates that the command surpassed what was collected same period last year 2023 with over N2 billion which represents 40.41 per cent increment.

“Within the period under review, I rejig my operation teams which had led to Twenty One (21) seizures of different prohibited. 

“The affected items seized included 507 bags of foreign rice, one  Unit of used vehicles, 1,055 pieces of used tyres and 164 Jeri cans of PMS of 25 liters each (4,100 liters) with the  total Duty Paid Value  of N35, 416,140,000,” he said.