The Nigerian Customs Service has placed a
ban on the importation of vehicles through
the land border.



In a statement signed by Wale Adeniyi
who is the public relation officer of the
customs service, he




The ban is said to come from President
Muhammadu Buhari just like the ban
on the importation of rice.
Read the statement below:
File photo of cars imported into the country
Importation of vehicles into Nigeria
through the land Borders have been
banned by the Federal Government. The
prohibition order covers all new and
used vehicles.





The Ban is sequel to a Presidential
Directive restricting all vehicle imports
to Nigeria Sea Ports only. The order
takes effect from 1st January 2017.
The restriction on importation of
vehicles follows that of Rice, whose
imports have been banned through the
land Borders since April 2016.
Importers of vehicles through the land
borders are requested to utilize the grace
period up till 31st December 2016 to
clear their vehicle imports landed in
neighbouring Ports.




Meanwhile, operatives of the customs
service carried out anti-smuggling
operations that has resulted in the
seizure of 29 prohibited items with a
Duty Paid Value (DPV) of
N1,074,099,739.00 and under payment
recovered of over N54 million.
In a statement by Ifeoma Onuigbo who
is the public relations officer of the
Federal Operations Unit Zone C, Owerri
of the service, it was revealed that the
confiscated items include 2,522 bags of
50 kg foreign rice, 61,333 cartons of
imported foreign poultry products, 720
cartons of foreign vegetable oil, 1,618
cartons 1,466 pieces of furniture, 269
pieces of unused tyres, 59 cartons and
1,964 pieces of spare parts, 39 pieces of
used compressors, 29 bales of second
hand clothing as well as 480 pairs of
used shoes and 9 vehicles of assorted
ty




Source http://tunexclusive.com

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Good move, at least our ports will start working.

Watch out for wailfarers that will see it as a bad policy from PMB.

when rice was banned wailfarers didn't mention it was smuggling through land routes that was banned not through our ports where duties are paid to FG and not govt of neighbouring countries.

They want to kill republic of Benni.

GOOD MOVE. WAILERS BEFORE YOU ATART SHOUTING BUHARI HAS FINISHED IMPORTERS, HE HAS NOT STOPPED IMPORTATION OF CARS, HE ONLY BAN IMPORTATION BY LAND WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TO IMPORT THROUGH A VISIBLE CHANNEL.
ALL DUTIES MUST BE PAID.