Customs Seize Goods Worth Over N5bn, Launches Investigation at Onne Port
Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt The Nigeria Customs Service has seized goods worth over five billion naira at the Onne Port, Eleme local government area of Rivers State. Comptroller General
The Nigeria Customs Service has seized a total of five billion naira worth of goods at the Onne Port, Eleme local government area of Rivers State. The goods include 45 containers of vegetable oil, nine containers of used clothing, and eleven containers of foreign tomato paste. Customs General, Bashir Adeniyi, revealed the seizure while displaying the goods, stating that the agency has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the importation.
Adeniyi alleged that the free zones created by the federal government for trade facilitation are now being used for illicit deals by bad elements. He emphasized that the agency's commitment to prompt port clearance should not damage local production capacity and that they will initiate court processes for the condemnation and forfeiture of the seized items.
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