The Nigeria Customs Service, Area II Command, Onne Port in Rivers State, says it generated a revenue of ₦118,959,214,999.53k in 2020.
Comptroller of the command, Mohammed Auwal stated that the figure is ₦11,623,072,175.04 higher than the ₦107,336,142,824.29 collected from January to December of 2019.
Speaking to newsmen on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Area ll Command, he explained that the increase in collection is as a result of due diligence and zero tolerance for compromise on the part of its officers and men, who were always at work in full observance of the Covid19 protocols – hand washing, use of hand sanitizers, wearing of masks, avoiding handshakes and strictly observing physical distancing.
He said that under his watch, the Command achieved ₦13 billion-naira monthly collection for the first time in its 37 years history.
He added that on enforcement and anti-smuggling, a total of 37 seizures with total duty paid value of ₦1,008,266,282.53 was made.
Two suspects were also said to have been arrested in connection with some of the seizures.
“We recorded a total quantity of 2,577,803.31 metric tonnes of cargoes with free onboard value (FOB) of $63,497,688.03.
“We also recorded ₦278,883,780.13 under the Nigerian Export Supervision Scheme (NESS).
” For clarity purpose, FOB stands for “Free On Board”, it is a shipping term used to indicate the value of goods or cargo on-board a ship before transportation.
“The NESS is a Federal Government designed scheme to ensure that the price, quality, and quantity of goods being exported from Nigeria are to the specifications of the buyer, systematically prevent capital flight and ensure that Nigerian products maintain a competitive advantage in relation to other exporting countries in the world”.
