N413.73bn Was Generated From Apapa Command In 2019 – Nigeria Customs

As 2019 is winding off gradually, some governmental organization are doing an appraisal and how the year fare in their various sectors and departments, one of such sector is the Nigeria Customs Service. According to the press release by the Apapa Area Command of NCS, it says the command has generated a total of N413,732,818,554.19 since the beginning of the year.

The comptroller of the Command, Mohammed Abba-Kura, announced this on Friday while addressing reporters at the Command Headquarters in Lagos.

He noted that 2019 has been quite eventful for the Command, adding that the money generated was more than its target by N41 billion.

“I am pleased to inform you that the Command has once again set up another record by meeting and surpassing its 2019 annual revenue target of N372 billion with over N41 billion and seized goods worth over N12 billion,” Abba-Kura said

He explained that the feat was recorded through the collective efforts and efficient strategies put in place by the Command.

The comptroller commended the personnel of the command, especially the Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU) and Valuation Unit among others.

A breakdown of the figure shows that over N203.69 billion was generated between January and June while more than N208.62 billion was generated between July and December 19.

The amount generated in 2019 is over N9.712 billion more than the total revenue generated in the previous year.

See the text of the comptroller below:

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