By Chiazo Ogbolu
Lagos, May 6, 2021 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Apapa Area Command on Thursday said it generated N65, 463, 398, 355.85 in April.
The Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Ibrahim Yusuf, at a media briefing, noted that the record showed an increase of N25, 585, 561, 139.92 compared to the collection of the same month in the year 2020.
“This indicates a 64 percentage increase in collection, and an unprecedented record that has never been achieved in the history of Apapa Area Command,” he said.
Yusuf said as regards anti-smuggling, the command intercepted tramadol and unprocessed wood and scrap copper wire with a Duty Paid Value of N1, 760, 506 363 in the month under review.