The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, said, yesterday, that it collected a whooping One trillion, twenty-three billion, six hundred and sixty-three million, eight hundred and forty-two thousand, two hundred- and fifty five-naira, sixty-three kobo between January d June this year.
Addressing reporters in Lagos yesterday, its Area Controller, Babatunde Olomu said, the figure is an increase of 143 per cent above the figures of Four hundred and twenty-one billion, three hundred and eighty-two million, one hundred and sixty-six thousand, three hundred- and seventy-eight-naira, forty-six kobo collected in the corresponding period last year.
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His words: “For the first half of 2024, that is between January-June, the command generated a total of One trillion, twenty-three billion, six hundred and sixty-three million, eight hundred and forty-two thousand, two hundred- and fifty five-naira, sixty-three kobo.
“This shows an increase of 143 percent above the figures of Four hundred and twenty-one billion, three hundred and eighty-two million, one hundred and sixty-six thousand, three hundred- and seventy-eight-naira, forty-six kobo collected in the corresponding period in 2023.
The command, Olomu noted, collected a huge amount of money “despite a sharp reduction in the volume of trade, it is necessary to note that extra measures have been put in place to prevent losses of government revenue.
Upon taking over as Area Controller of Apapa, Olomu said, “I set up a revenue recovery committee comprising of seasoned and dedicated officers with a mandate to carry out more detailed look into areas of leakages, especially in bonded terminals under Apapa Command.”
