Apapa Customs Command hits N212.6bn revenue in 2023 first quarter

Pictures taken during the press conference

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Apapa Customs Command hits N212.6bn revenue in 2023 first quarter

Records N70.2bn exports, N22bn seizures

The CAC addressing Journalists during press conference
Pictures taken during the press conference

The Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has made impressive performance in the first quarter of 2023, with a huge sum of N212,592,680,700.99 (approximately N212.6billion revenue collected for the Federal Government

The Command also intercepted 720 cartons of tramadol concealed in 2x40ft containers; weighing 10.3 tons.

The seized tramadol valued at N21.6billion, originated from India.

The Customs Area Controller of the Command (CAC), Compt Auwal Mohammed disclosed these details to reporters during a press conference today.

According to him. The Command also recorded 110,448 metric tons of exports, with Free on Board (FOB) value of N70.2billion, which is equivalent to $159,845,232.84, within the same period under review ( From January to March, 2023).

Giving details on anti-smuggling operations of the Command, the CAC informed :
“The Command made seizures of 14 containers, comprising prohibited items such as vegetable oil; footwears; used clothes; unprocessed wood and tramadol tablets, worth over N22billion in Duty Paid Value ( DPV).

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