[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Mohammed International Airpot Command has recorded yet another landmark achievement in the first 10 days of the year 2019.
In a statement by the Customs Area Controller, Dr. Mrs Shoboiki Jayne, it said the command has generated an unprecedented revenue collection of N2,911,374,14.
“In 2018, the MMAC generated over N50bn. This figure surpassed that of the 2017 with N2,57,144,789.50,” she stated.
The controller also recounted the successes that were recorded in the anti-smuggling activities, stating that the command intercepted and detained smuggled military materials that were imported into the country.
She said, “This year, the command has intercepted and detained two packages of military camouflage uniform imported without end-user certificates. Also, 51 cartons of drones were intercepted and detained without end-user certificates.”
She attributed these achievements to the doggedness and gallantry of the officers and men of the command while reaffirming her stand in fighting smuggling to a standstill through deployment of alot of strategies to meet up with the dynamics of smuggling antics that are adopted by the economic saboteurs on daily basis either through approved or illegal routes. She also stated that the command will always work relentlessly to ensure that all revenue leakages are blocked while assuring the command’s readiness to explore all avenues in order to ensure that the new target for the year is not only met but surpassed.
She acknowledged the ethical and administrative support from the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) and his Management team which hhs helped them achieve this feat.