By Oluwatoyin Adegoke
The Federal Government has initiated plans to address the challenges confronting residents of border communities including the scarcity of petroleum products.
The Acting Customs Area Controller, Ogun One Area Command, Mr Ahmadu Shuaibu made this known at Idi iroko while briefing journalists on the recent achievements of the command.
Mr Shuaibu, who emphasized that the ban on sales of petrol at border areas was aimed at curbing petrol smuggling to neighbouring companies, hinted at the opening of two petrol stations at the border soon.
The Acting Controller announced that the command had generated more than thirty million naira as revenue, through baggage assessment and auction sales of seized petroleum products in the last month.
Mr Shuaibu said 122 seizures were recorded by the command during the period, comprising 4,684 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 5 vehicles and 500 used pneumatic tyres, popularly called Tokunbo.
He listed other items as 901 parcels of Cannabis Sativa, commonly known as Indian hemp as well as 23 units of vehicles used as means of conveying prohibited goods with the total duty paid value of over 398 million naira.
While restating his commitment to stemming the tides of smuggling in Ogun State, Mr Shaibu applauded the Comptroller General of Customs, Mr Bashir Adeniyi for releasing 8 Toyota Land Cruiser trucks to enhance the Command’s operations.
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