The Nigeria Customs Service says it has uncovered 57
assorted vehicles suspected to be smuggled in Omole Estate and Lekki Phase 1,
Lagos.
The Comptroller, NCS, Federal Operations Unit,
Zone A, Ikeja, Mohammed Garba, who made this announcement on Wednesday in
Lagos, revealed that the service also seized seven other assorted vehicles,
mostly brand new, along Ijebu Ode expressway and Olorunda.
Among the 64 vehicles seized, according to Garba
are; one bulletproof Lexus jeep, one bulletproof Toyota Landcruiser, nine Land
Cruiser jeeps, five Toyota Camry, and others, all valued above N1.3bn.
“As I speak with you, nobody has come forward to
claim ownership yet because we doubt if they have any Customs papers on the
vehicles let alone End-User Certificate for the bulletproof cars,” he said
adding that the legal unit of the command had been mandated to investigate the
matter.
Other items seized, according to the FOU
controller, include 13,333 bags (equivalent of 22 trailers) of foreign
parboiled rice, 1,390 cartons of frozen poultry products, 835 Jerry cans of
vegetable oil, 15 parcels of Indian Hemp, 1,101 pieces of used tyres, 205 bales
of used clothing and many other items.
Five people have been arrested in connection with
185 seizures made by the command in November while the total value of items
seized is N1.7bn, Garba said.
Earlier in November 1, the command seized
four bulletproof Sports Utility Vehicles which were hidden in a house in Ikoyi,
Lagos.
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