The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced on Monday the apprehension of Boniface Ike, a Nigerian importer, for allegedly offering a bribe of $54,330 (equivalent to N50 million) to officers from the Tin-Can Island Command of the Service.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The bribe was reportedly offered in relation to the confiscation of two 40ft containers containing illicit and hazardous drugs imported from India….CONTINUE READING
Addressing the press in Lagos, Comptroller Adekunle Oloyede, the Customs Area Controller for Tin-Can Island Port, revealed that the intercepted unregistered pharmaceutical products, valued at N550 million, had been seized at the Lagos Port.
These products lacked the necessary permits and certificates for legal importation, prompting the importer to disguise the illicit dangerous drugs as electrical appliances.
According to reports from LEADERSHIP, there are missing documents that need to be located to ascertain the safety and suitability of these products for consumption by Nigerian citizens.
Comptroller Oloyede explained, “The Tin-Can Island Command received a timely intelligence from the Command Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU), on the suspected importation of illicit dangerous drugs (unregistered regulated pharmaceutical products) concealed in 2 by 40ft containers with Bill of Landing Nos 227578945 and 227898171.
Upon the vessel’s arrival at Tincan Island Container Terminal (TICT), the containers (MRSU 592397/0 and MRKU 553432/1) were promptly transferred to the Enforcement Station for a comprehensive physical examination and further investigation.”
