Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Terminal Multi-services Limited (PTML) has seized two pistols, 260 ammunition, empty shells and cartridges of different types concealed in imported vehicles.
It noted that three suspects arrested and detained in the respect of the seizures had been granted administrative bail.
The Customs Public Relations Officer of the command, Muhammad Yakubu said in a statement on Sunday that the command also collected a total of N239.23 billion as revenue between January to September 2024.
Also, the Controller of the command, Comptroller Tenny Mankini Daniyan noted that 2,598 pieces of used motor tyres, six pieces of used fridges, eight pieces of used rug carpets, two pieces of used mattresses, two bags containing used clothes, shoes and bags with Duty Paid Value of N8 million were impounded from seizures one 40 feet container.
Daniyan added that 56 bags of (45.4kg each) foreign parboiled rice, vegetable oil, 18 bags of rice land parboiled rice (22.68kg each), 15 bags of premium parboiled rice (11.34kg each), 20 bags of premium parboiled rice (4.5kg each),18 kegs of soybean vegetable oil (15.87kg each) with Duty Paid Value (DPV) N6.5 million were seized from 1x40ft container.
Also, he stressed that the total collection for was N53.45 billion higher than the N185.78 billion collected in the same period in 2023.
Daniyan explained that the command made seizures worth a total duty paid value of N28.47 million.
According to him, “Twelve (12) rounds of 9mm Luger FC Blank ammunition and one (1) 9mm Luger live ammunitions extracted from one used Mazda CX5 with DPV of N37.40 million, 10 rounds of NIM FC 30-30 blank ammunitions, (2) rounds of 7.62mm x 39 AK hollow ammunitions, (3) rounds of WCC NIM Luger 9mm live ammunition and (4) rounds of C hollow ammunition were extracted from one used Toyota Tacoma with a DPV of N63, 698. 96.
“Fifty rounds of 76mm live cartridges and one hundred and nine (109) empty shells of 76mm, 70mm, and other calibres extracted from one used Toyota Tacoma with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N6,987, 576.00. Fifty one rounds of 12GA Winchester live cartridges were extracted from one used LEXUS RX350 with DPV of N1,290,464 One (1) made in China SIGSAUER 1911 pistol with serial No: U03130962526 were extracted from One used Toyota Sienna with (DPV) of N241,354
“One (1) Glock 22 Austria pistol with serial No: KNTO03 and (13) rounds of 9mm hollow ammunition extracted from one used Toyota Tacoma with DPV of N 5, 310,396.00. Yet to be handed over to the relevant agency (DSS) pending the instruction from the Comptroller General of Customs. Five (5) rounds of 12GA live cartridges extracted from one used Toyota Tundra with DPV of N25, 304. Total DPV N28, 478,034.76.”
He explained that the showcasing of these live rounds of ammunition was to inform all users of PTML about the readiness of our officers to seize without compromise any items that is in contravention of the extant regulation due to command’s zero tolerance for such.
On the arms and ammunition, the Controller said they are under critical investigation before the normal handing over to the appropriate authority.
