Comptroller Yusuf Malanta of the Apapa Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service have disclosed that the Command may record over N55 billion as revenue for the month of March 2021 despite the lull in international trade and commerce making it the highest revenue collection in the history of Apapa Customs.
Comptroller Yusuf Malanta
According to him, the command has already recorded a whooping N53 billion as at Tuesday but affirmed that before the close of work on Wednesday, there were indications that revenue collection might surpass N55billion.
Comptroller Yusuf Malanta made this known on Wednesday in a chat with members of the Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) during a courtesy visit to the command in Lagos .
He disclosed that exportation may encounter some level of hiccups at the moment following the recent directive by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) that export cargo should have a dedicated terminal.
He hinted that the anti smuggling unit of the command has intensified efforts, adding that 28 containers laden with contrabands were impounded in the last two months.
Explaining further on the seized items, Yusuf said tramadol, codeine, foreign parboiled rice, pharmaceutical products were among the commodities intercepted in the 28 containers.
He is optimistic that revenue generation at the command would get better after the Easter in May.
On the recent report that the command is frustrating E-Call up, he wondered how the command could alter an electronic system that is not in any connected with its operations.
He believes the accuser is either ignorant of the operations of Customs or just being mischievous.
He averred that E-Call up has come to stay but added that a new system would always have an initial teething problem but that patience and consistence are required to achieve success with the system.
