Murtala Mohammed Customs Command generates N130b revenue

Picture: Comptroller Michael Awe, Customs Area Controller

The Murtala Mohammed Area Command, Nigeria Customs Service, Ikeja has disclosed that it collected N130,088,741,999.00 between January and September 2024. In the same period in 2023, the command collected N67,168,108,327.01.

The revenue collected between January and September 2024 by the command was N62,920,633,638.99 higher than the revenue collected in the same period in 2023, representing 98.68%.

The statement by command said “the revenue generated for the period of January to September 2024 is N130,088,741,999.00. Against the revenue generated for the same period January and September 2023 was N67,168,108,327.01 showing an increase of N62,920,633,638.99 representing 98.68%.”

On anti-smuggling, the command seized items worth N1.6 billion were seized in the same period.

The statement said “our efforts to combat illicit trade have yielded impressive results, with total duty paid of seized items amounting to N1,627,274,678 only. These good contravened some of the provisions of extant laws as enshrined in the Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023.”

The items seized were 23 pieces of walkie talkies, 175 pieces of Military helmets, 50 pieces of drones, 1243 pieces of Military water bottles, 29 pieces of Military tactical vests, 799 military raincoats, 50 packages of Canadian Cannabis sativa and 250 pieces of live turtles.