The Nigeria Customs Service of Muritala Mohammed International Airport command has generated the total amount of #7.02billion from September to November of 2021, as revenue figures for the said period into Federal government purse.
The controller in charge of the Command Comptroller Mohammed Gidado revealed this information in a signed statement made available to the media through the command public relations officer Superintendent Juliana Tomo recently in Lagos.
Comptroller Gidado said that the figure was higher if compared with N6.76 billion collected within the same period in 2021.
He said that there had been a significant increase in the command’s revenue collection.
“After taking over the mantle of leadership of the Command in August 15 2022, the command is gradually recording a greater success to the glory of God Almighty.
“Also, the month of November is another productive month in the annals of the command as the command generated N1,959,471,750.19 only as revenue.
“In November review, the command recorded a significant increase of N350,535,076.24 only in the revenue collection compared to that of October this year,” CAC Gidado said.
He continued that this was in pursuance of the NCS mandate which includes interception of contrabands, examination of travelers and their baggage, cargo and mails; assessment and collection of Customs duty, among others.
He noted that the command recorded a greater success through a “Seamless Clearance Procedure” of passengers’ accompanied and unaccompanied baggage.
He urged all the sister agencies at the MMIA to collaborate with the service toward blockage of all possible avenues that may result in revenue leakages.
“I assure all voluntary compliance persons a good traveler experience in the clearance of their shipment.
“I will also like to make it known to the public that there has been a positive difference in the integrity of passengers’ declaration of goods in the preceding month (November) under review,” he said.
He revealed that the MMIA Nigeria Customs Service stakeholders had honored him with the “Excellence in Diligence Merit Award for his operations in the command.
