Deputy Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service,(NCS) Mr.
Augustine C. Nwosu, has identified insurgency in the North as a major
challenge to the revenue generation activities of the service.
Mr. Nwosu spoke to reporters at the Bompai headquarters of the
Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) in Kano pointing out that the current state
of insecurity in the North East is giving the Service sleepless nights
given that they are likely to generate money revenue in an environment
of peace than in troubled zones.
The Deputy Comptroller General, who is in charge of Strategic
Research and Evaluation, observed that arising from the challenges of
the insurgency, most of the border stations of the country have been
closed for some time now with its implication on revenue generation
drive.
According to him, there must be good flow of trading activities
between Nigeria and neighboring countries for the Nigeria Customs to
optimize its revenue generation goals.
He described his visit to the zone as designed to boost the spirits
of the men and officers of the Service and to encourage them to sustain
their impressive performance, adding that compared to this time last
year, the total volume of revenue generated by the officers has improved
dramatically.
“From the records, I am seeing so far- because we have just finished
having a meeting- the revenue has gone up by 25-30 per cent. And that is
a very god news for the Nigeria Customs,” he stressed.
Mr. Nwosu , accompanied by a number of Assistant Comptrollers General
of Customs, also disclosed that from next month or thereabout, officers
of the Nigerian Customs Service would begin to appear in camouflages as
part of their operational uniforms , while assuring that their welfare
would continue to be a priority of the present management of the
Nigerian Customs Service.
Area Comptroller, Kano /Jigawa Command, Alhaji Abbas Umar said that
they were assigned the revenue target of N360 million per month, adding
that through commitment and hard work, the Command has been meeting
this target ever since he assumed duty in the state.
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