By Paul Akalonu
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, stated yesterday that it recovered one pump action rifle, two locally produced firearms, and 35 live cartridges from smugglers after a gun duel near Idiroko, Ogun State.
In addition, the agency revealed that it collected N107.8 million in duty underpayment from commodities cleared at seaports and border posts.
Customs Area Controller, CAC, of the Unit, Hussein Ejibunu, revealed this at a briefing in Lagos yesterday, saying products with Duty Paid Value, DPV, of N633.4 million were also seized last month.
The impounded items according to Ejibunu include 7,328 50 kilograms bags of foreign parboiled rice, 121,550 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, 68 cartons of frozen poultry and 37 crates of eggs used to conceal rice. Other items include 150 kilograms of Indian hemp, 10 pieces of military camouflage bags, 1,955 bales of used clothing and six units of used cars all in the month of September.
