Explains How Command generated N575.5bn in six month

Details of operational accomplishments at the Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, may have been made known by the Customs Area Controller, CAC, of the Command, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, mni, notwithstanding, Maritime Nigeria crew sought deeper insight from the CAC when we engaged him in our One Question session. Speaking on Revenue, Enforcement and other areas, the Tin Can relentless Controller said:

“The N575.5 revenue we generated in the first half of the year is an improvement by N315.24 billion and represents a 221.13 per cent increase from the half year report in 2023 which had N260.26 billion.

“As at July 12, the command recorded N627 billion. With a target of N1.403 trillion, it implies that significant efforts have been made in the command in meeting the set target”

“Our services and operations are in line with the statutory functions of the Service in the areas of revenue generation, trade facilitation, enforcement and anti-smuggling activities”.

“We make sure that the command’s operations were performed in consciousness of the theme of the 2024 International Customs Day, ‘‘Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose”

“As I told your colleagues at MARAN, the command further enhanced the existing operational process to conform to the malady of the floating exchange rate regime with the use of technology made available by the NICIS II Software”

Let us look at your enforcement and Anti-Smuggling efforts within the first half of 2024, how has it been?

“We coordinated several 100 per cent physical examinations in collaboration with critical stakeholders to ensure that the command was freed of any form of non-compliance to the international trade cycle. In the process, several items were discovered concealed such as one RZ17HD – 20P9964 – rifle, one RZ17HD – 20P9962 – rifle, one GAMO – T660739 – rifle, one pump action – MV0830249 – rifle, one RZ17TACTICAL – 30H21PT011992 – rifle, one RZ17HD – 20P9929 – rifle, one pump action – MV0830253 – rifle”

“Others are one pump action – MV0830839 – rifle, one RZ17HD – 20P10115 – rifle, one pump action – V1690019 – rifle, one pump action – 52-H21PT – 3803 – rifle, one  RZ17HD – 20P9951 – rifle, one SAR9 SARSILMARZ T1102-21BV63826 – pistol and one RUGER AMERICAN PISTOL 9MM.

“One SAR9 SARSILMARZ T1102-21BU51078 – pistol, one TAURUS G3C – BAIN BRIDGE, GA ADA 799424 – pistol, one TAURUS G3C – BAIN BRIDGE, GA ADC 122309 – pistol, one TAURUS G3C – BAIN BRIDGE, GA ADB 941276 – pistol are among seizures made within the period”

“Working in collaboration with sister agencies, we  intercepted one used Toyota Corolla with Chassis Number: 5YFBURH1EP09601: 2014 model, Sterling High Quality shot gun cartridges green (12 cal 32 grams – 10packs of 25 pieces each), Sterling High Quality shot gun cartridges green (12 cal 30 grams – 20packs of 25 pieces each and 23 extra pieces)”

Other items seized are Seller & Bellot  Buck Shot – 55 pieces, Crossman Co2 12 gram cartridges – 123 pieces, 1USP CO2 Air Gun Pistol with Accessories Cal. 117 (4.5mm) BB, units of Mace Pepper Gun, to Department of State Services (DSS) for further agency function”

“By deploying technology and intelligence mechanisms,  three plastic drums were intercepted concealed with several packets of Cannabis Indica, 46 bags containing 2,144 packets of cannabis indica all weighing 1,072kg seized from 1x40ft Container No. GAOU 669921/5 imported from Canada. The approximate street value of   the illicit substances is N3.216 billion”

“Another set of  877 cartons of Barcadin cough syrup with codeine -200 bottles of 100ml per carton and 82 cartons of Really Extra Diclofenac Sodium 50mg tablets – 600 packs per carton imported from India and valued at  N964.33 million, are among items intercepted by officers of the Tin Can Command within the first six months of 2024, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, mni, told Maritime Nigeria.

With this performance by the Tin Can Command work force, prospects of meeting its revenue revenue of N1.403 trillion this year are very high.