Wednesday, 26 July 2017

Custom Checkpoint as been Prohibited-- NCS

Drivers who have been severally harassed and terrorized by authorities of the Nigeria Customs Service who mount different checkpoints on the highways may now have rest of mind as Customs Comptroller-General; Hameed Ali yesterday requested the quick disassembling of such checkpoints.

A few Nigerians have grumbled that Customs authorities always stop them on the expressways and requesting their Customs clearing documents, regardless how long they have procured such vehicles. Huge numbers of the drivers end up being charged with billions of Naira and their inability to pay such amount, their vehicles will end up being seized. 


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Most importer and agents also always complain that they are usually stopped on the highways and their cargoes subjected to a fresh round of checks after such cargo have been really cleared from the port. they still have to be checked in order to pay another huge amount of money, depends on the nature and value of the cargo.

However, planing to resolve and stop the unlawful exercises of his authorities, the Customs Comptroller-General Hameed Ali, yesterday express that in accordance Federal Government’s Ease of Doing Business policy, Customs checkpoints "mounted outside 40 kilometers to the borders are illegal while the information patrols outside this point ought not to last over 24 hours at any given time".

The mandate was contained in a circular number 10/2017, dated 25th July 2017 and titled "Removal of all illegal check-points across the country". The circular, which was in consistence with the mandate of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), was signed by the Acting Deputy Comptroller-General, Dangaladima, A.A on behalf of the Customs Comptroller-General.


SOURCE: Ships and Ports

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About the Blogger: Adedamola Adewoye is a Senior custom relationship officer. He has over 15 years experience interfacing with Nigeria custom and other Government agencies at the port.
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