mustapha.sumaila

<h1>The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says its officers involved in the incident that occurred along Ijebu Ode road on Sunday are being interrogated.</h1>

Mr Joseph Attah, the Public Relations Officer of NCS made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday.

A video which went viral on Social Media on Sunday showed a man, supposed passenger of a commercial bus was allegedly shot dead by a customs officer, though, it was denied by NCS, saying it was an accidental discharge.

Attah explained that the Customs Assistant Comptroller General, Zone A, Ekekezie Kessy had on Monday visited the Federal Operations Unit in the zone at Ikeja, Lagos to interrogate the officers involved.

He said that the investigation was to find out the immediate and remote causes of the unfortunate incident that led to the death of an innocent citizen.

According to him, the interrogation will also reveal if a better handling of weapon will have averted the incident.

“The officers involved are being interrogated, we look at it holistically, including weapon handling skills.

“If the officers are found guilty, they will be punished appropriately, we will allow the investigation to take place first.

“We still stand our ground that it is not a passenger of the bus that was deliberately shot dead but the victim was hit by the accidental discharge.

“An audio is now trending from one of the passengers of the bus that the person that died is not one of them.

“We insist that the person that died was not a passenger but a good Samaritan who used to assist our officers, we described him as a friend of Customs,’’ he explained.

The spokesperson said that training of its personnel was a continuous process, adding that the Service often sought assistance of the military in this regard.

“Like we said that in our statement, it is painful and totally unnecessary to lose life in anti-smuggling operations.’’

He urged the general public to be wary of what was being posted on social media because some of those things could mislead them.

Mr Joseph Attah, the Public Relations Officer of NCS made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday.

Customs begins interrogation of officers involved in shooting incident

<h1>The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has urged Federal Government to reduce automotive levy on imported brand new vehicles from 35 per cent to 10 per cent.</h1>

The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd), gave the advice at a news conference to mark International Customs Day (ICD) in Abuja on Monday.

The Federal Government had put customs duty on brand new cars at 35 per cent and levy to 35 per cent, making importers to pay a total of 70 per cent of the cost of a new car as levy and duty.

Ali explained that this policy had discouraged importers as they had diverted their importations to neighbouring countries.

He said that the policy had also heightened smuggling, hence reducing the revenue the service would have generated.

According to him, the policy is put in place to encourage local automobile industries but that seems to be difficult to achieve.

We are appealing to the government to review this policy and reduce the levy to 10 per cent so that we can now have 45 per cent on both levy and duty paid on brand new cars.

Hopefully, when this is done, we will get increase in importation, revenue and it will also reduce smuggling, he said.

The World Customs Organisation (WCO) dedicates every 26th of January for the celebration and drawing attention of the global community towards a particular aspect of customs functions.

The day is set aside also for customs administrations to highlight its activities, challenges, achievements, potentials for national consciousness and greater support.

Meanwhile, the customs boss said that in spite of the success recorded in the last three and half years, the service had been facing challenge of porous border lines and inadequate non-intrusive equipment.

According to him, others are hostile border community dwellers, high level of non formal trades and low implementation of the ECOWAS protocol on transit.

Tincan II Customs Command exceeds target, generates N23.5bn in 2018

The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd), gave the advice at a news conference to mark International Customs Day (ICD) in Abuja on Monday.

Customs wants FG to reduce levy on imported brand new cars

Politics

Local

Metro

World

News 

Celebrities

Music

Movies

Entertainment

Fashion

Beauty & Health

Relationships & Weddings

Food & Travel

Lifestyle

Domestic

International 

Business

Sports 

Celebrity Picks

Pulse Picks

Pulse Marketing

Explore categories

Checkout our authors for the latest content across entertainment, sports, business and more. Be first to receive exclusive updates with your free subscription straight to your phone | Pulse Nigeria 

Authors | Pulse Nigeria

| Pulse Nigeria

Read the latest news across entertainment, sports, business and more. Be first to receive exclusive updates with your free subscription straight to your phone | Pulse Nigeria

Breaking News & Top Stories | Pulse Nigeria

Pulse Nigeria is the most followed news and entertainment platform, informing and engaging young Nigerians round the clock, providing updates by the hour.

Pulse Nigeria

Search for the latest content across entertainment, sports, business and more. Be first to receive exclusive updates with your free subscription straight to your phone | Pulse Nigeria

Search Results | Pulse Nigeria

Watch the latest videos across entertainment, sports, business and more. Be first to receive exclusive updates with your free subscription straight to your phone | Pulse Nigeria

mustapha.sumaila

Articles written by the author

Customs begins interrogation of officers involved in shooting incident

Customs wants FG to reduce levy on imported brand new cars