The Nigerian Customs Services, Ogun State Command, had on Tuesday April, 4, 2017, seized 722 cartons of imported frozen fish (pelagic fishes usually known as open sea fishes) which consists of soley fish, senrei fish, fifty-six bags of smuggled rice of 50kg each fully loaded in a refrigerated Iveco truck, Registered with plate number SMK 96 XR.
The items in summary already have a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦10, 573, 000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred and Seventy Three Thousand Naira) based on the statement released on Thursday, April 6, 2017.
The statement stated that the frozen fishes had recently come under regulated product in Nigeria with glaring rules which anybody who wishes to import fish must follow before embarking on importation of such.
The Ogun area Comptroller, Gangua said: "For the avoidance of doubt, apart from fulfilling all import guidelines, there must be a fishing license/permit from Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development by importing company and such importation must be subjected to National Agency for Food Administration and Control (NAFADAC) inspection/certification among others.
"Pursuant to the Federal Government Policy on fish importation, the Nigeria Customs Service is working assiduously at ensuring that our dear country is not turn into a dumping ground of not only fish but other restricted items.
"It is my pleasure to once again welcome you to Ogun state Customs Area Command, today is exactly one week after we met in this environment in an effort to succulently keep you informed on series of successes we are recording in the effective discharge of our core functions (i.e revenue collection, anti-smuggling and trade facilitation).
"In contravention of the aforementioned rules and guidelines as contained in the government policies and extant circulars, the goods have been seized and the frozen fish will be destroyed accordingly."
“I will like to seize this opportunity to reiterate my appeal to the traditional rulers and eminent personalities in the state to deploy all necessary mechanism in discouraging the activities of their wards that indulge in smuggling. We believe that, patriotism entails sacrifice and devoted service to our beloved nation."
In connection with the seized items, a suspect by identified as Seseh Idowu, a native of Benin Republic has been apprehended and is assisting the Command with some necessary information.
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