The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigerian Customs Service disclosed that between January and November of this year, it generated over 100 billion naira.
While describing the accomplishments of the command for the year 2022 to newsmen in Ibadan, Mr. Babajide Jaiyeoba, the Comptroller for the Oyo Osun area command stated that the command had increased efforts on smuggling suppression, revenue collection, facilitating legal trade, and enforcement of federal government laws.
He added that the commands produced over 65 billion naira from January to April and over 46 billion naira from May to November this year “thanks to the efforts of brave officers”.
“When compared to revenue collection of #56,904,977,769.95k (Fifty six billion, nine hundred and four million, nine hundred and seventy seven thousand, seven hundred and Sixty nine Naira, ninety five kobo) during the same period last year, the Command exceeded her revenue collection of 2921 with the sum of #8,557,947,642.35k (Eight billion ,five hundred and fifty seven million, nine hundred and forty seven thousand, six hundred and forty two naira, thirty five kobo) representing 15.04% increase”
“When viewed against the revenue target of the command for the period covering January to November 2022, the Command exceeded her revenue target with the sum of #6,727,450,200.22k (six billion, seven hundred and twenty seven million, foir hundred and fifty thousand, two hundred naira, twenty two kobo) representing 11.45% increase”
The customs boss said during the period under review, the command with the use of intelligence and continuous patrol operations made series of interceptions comprising of 126 seizures and twenty detentions.
The seizures included 4,217 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 914 kegs of pms, 40 bails of used clothing, 17 used vehicles, 1,167 pieces used tyres, 13 sacks of used bags, 1 sack of used shoes, 69 sacks of dry donkey skin and 89 wraps of cannabis sativa.
Mr Jaiyeoba stressed further that apart from the efforts of customs officers, the collaborative efforts of sister agencies was also gemane to the success of the commands.
“We assure all Stakeholders with legitimate businesses within the commands area of responsibility, of maximum cooperation to ensure facilitation of legitimate trade”
The customs boss therefore warned individuals with naferious intentions aimed at sabotaging the economic development of the Nation, to steer clear of the Command’s territory or face the wrath of the law.
He added that the public should not relent at providing useful information against economic saboteurs in their environment in order to improve service delivery as well as riding the society off criminal activities .
