A total of N21.4 billion was generated as revenue within three months by the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
The revenue was between January and March, 2023.
Customs Area Comptroller (CAC), of the Command, Comptroller Mohammed Yusuf who disclosed this said the inflow of revenue in the first quarter of 2023 depicts progressive difference of 21. 97 percent compared to N17.5 billion generated in 2022.
Speaking at a briefing at the Command’s Office at the Lagos Airport, Yusuf broke down revenue activities to include: importation and exportation of legitimate goods, goods under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) and others.
He also informed that the Command has intercepted 23 packages of tramadol worth N1.8billion imported into the country from India and Pakistan.
Yusuf, said the Tramadol seized were above the threshold allowed by law to be imported into the country.
According to him, the Tramadol came into the country in 22 packets of 225mg tramadol and 12 packets in 120mg from the shed of the Nigeria Aviation Handling Company Limited (NAHCO) and Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL).
He said: “Through credible intelligence, the command recorded seizures of packages of pharmacuetical products that included 22 packets of 225mg of Tramadol and 12 packets of 120mg of Tramadol they were concealed and imported into the country through India and Pakistan.
“The above seizures were recorded based on intelligence driven operations within the airport. The total Duty Paid Value (DPV), of the seizure stood at N1.8billion.”
Compt. Yusuf, however, stated that the seized drugs will be handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further action.
