Here is another reason for Nigerian senators to be angry with Hameed Ali, a retired colonel, heading the Nigerian Customs Service as Comptroller-General.
The Compliance Task Force that Ali set up has just impounded 223 vehicles, 13 of which belong to a senator in Kano State.
The Task Force Zonal Commander, Mr Bala Dole, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Monday.
He said the vehicles, belonging to the unidentified senator were; 12 new Toyota Hilux trucks and one Toyota Land Cruiser.
Dole, who declined to name the said Senator, said the 13 vehicles were trailed from Maigatari in Jigawa, following an intelligence report, indicating they were smuggled into Nigeria via land borders.
“Based on the intelligence report, the vehicles were 30 in number but we were able to trail 13 of them 12 of which were hidden in the senator’s compound.
“We sealed the house and retrieved the vehicles and they are now in our custody,” Dole said.
The identity of the senator will remain a guessing game for now.
There are three senators representing Kano State.
They are Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Kano central; Barau Jibrin, Kano North and Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya, Kano South. All are representing the All Progressives Congress.
The task force also said that it seized other items, including foodstuff worth N269.5 million in Kano and Jigawa states within eight months.
The items included 9,757 bags of rice, 2,916 of foreign supergetti, 2,770 cartons of foreign vegetable oil and 999 cartons of macaroni.
He said others were; 889 veils of second hand clothes, 50 used school bags, 110 cartons of new foreign shoes, 956 bags of mosquito coil and six fairly used cars.
“The total value of the seizure made by the task force since it was established in July 2016, excluding the 13 Senator’s vehicles, is N269.5 million.
“We are yet to determine the cost of the 13 vehicles belonging to the Senator“.

http://saharareporters.com/2017/03/27/customs-seizes-13-vehicles-belonging-kano-state-senator

Nigerian customs vs Senate. this is time for exposing shady deals going on in the customs. they are after the senator's after thier show with the Customs DG.

ok,i see their reasons re becoming clearer by the day...

am loving this movie: the senate vs the customs boss. let's see who is going to win at the end of the day

Hameed Ali vs senate of the federal Republic of Nigeria.
I hear the AGF supports Ali, and I wonder why the senate can't invite the corrupt AGF, and if he refuses, simply cut off budget to his ministry.

Ok

How do they get The Dollars to import these Vehicles? Instead of investing this money on Agro-Allied Food Processing Industry, they are just importing useless foreign values.

Why break the news if u cant tell us the name of the senator involved? Is it because he is an apc senator Am sure if it were to be saraki, malaye or a pdp senator u ll mention his name before u even break the news. Bottom line, treat all of them equally because they are all thievies

Do you know how many business-men and their goods worth billions of naira has been seized by customs?

Some groups make it seems like the senate is after govt... customs are only doing their job if alledged true.

What the senate stood for, was the seizure of vehicles on check for custom duty from the poor masses who bought legitimately at the right price from car dealers when obviously their was no platform to check custom duty clearance as at when bought?

How do you feel when asked to cough up 500k for a 6 year old car? Or told your custom papers are fake after 7 years..