Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by Islie: 5:02pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
By Ismail Mudashir & Eugene Agha, Lagos
The N298 million bulletproof Range Rover Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) reportedly belonging to the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, is rotting away at the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) yard, nine months after it was impounded.
Sources including officials of the Customs Service in Lagos State said the vehicle which was seized in January this year, is at the facility of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Customs in Ikeja.
Daily Trust on Sunday gathered that the car which the Senate in March claimed it bought at N62.5 million, is on a crane at the entrance of the yard.
It was gathered that the black SUV, with chassis number SALGV3TF3EA190243, is being held over evasion of Customs duties and fake documents.
A source sighted the vehicle at the yard last Thursday when an official of the NCS facilitated his entry.
“A senior Customs official showed me the car when I went there for my personal business. I couldn’t take a photograph of the car because we handed over our phones at the entrance to officials manning the gate,” he said.
Also, a Customs officer serving in Lagos, said the car has not been released and that it has become, “government property”.
“I can confirm to you that the car is still at FOA in Ikeja. You know if you bring a contraband or you evade Customs duty, it’s classified as seizure. Any car that is impounded becomes government property.
“When an item is seized it can either be auctioned or destroyed. I don’t know whether there is arrangement to auction the car or not but what I know is that it has not been released, “the Customs officer, who pleaded anonymity, said.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, said,” I have no comment on that because I don’t even know what you are talking about”.
When reminded that he once addressed the press on the car, he said, “the issue is so clear. If somebody is on a contract with you, he has not delivered and something happens along the way, why is that your business? That was what we addressed you on at that time. “
When pressed further, Sabi said, “I’m not the contractor, he has not delivered. Whatever happens is between the contractor and Customs.”
Asked whether the contractor has returned the money paid by the Senate, Sabi said, “I don’t know anything about that. Go and do your investigation. I have come to the conclusion that you people in your paper don’t want peace, otherwise, how has this become an issue?
What Sabi said earlier
At the peak of the controversy, Sabi, while addressing newsmen, confirmed the purchase of the car.
“Our attention has been drawn to the various false and mischievous reports in the media about the price of the vehicle which the Senate was said to have bought as part of its convoy but was later abandoned when it got impounded by the Customs over controversy surrounding import duty payment.
“The correct price of the vehicle when it was imported in 2015 is $298,000, which at the prevailing rate of N165 to a dollar is about N49, 170. The Senate paid N62.5m for the vehicle in November 2015. This is contrary to the mischief by those who decided to turn the $298,000 to N298m as the price of the vehicle. For the avoidance of doubt, the price of that vehicle is N62.5m and not N298m,” he said.
The news of the seizure of the car was unknown until the Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, clashed with the Senate over wearing uniform in March, two months after the car was impounded.
The car was intercepted and impounded by Customs operaatives in January, while it was being moved to Abuja from Lagos by operatives of the Customs.
The driver of the car was said to have presented documents, including a letter from the National Assembly, indicating that it belongs to the Senate President.
At a public hearing in March, the importer, Tokunbo Akindele, told the Senate committee that it was discovered in January, this year that the car had fake documents.
He said the car was not imported for Senator Saraki, insisting that at the time the vehicle was imported, it was not for the Senate President’s use.
Meanwhile, the Customs authourity in charge of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, Ikeja, has maintained sealed lips on the issue.
Our correspondent gathered that the case file has since been transferred to the Customs Headquarters in Abuja, for further investigation.
The units Public Relations Officer, Jerry Attah, did not respond to messages sent to him on the issue, just as calls put through to him were not returned. https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/saraki-s-n298m-bulletproof-car-rots-away-at-customs-yard.html 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by eezeribe(m): 5:03pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
And tomorrow somebody will come and tell me to pay tax... My tax evasion to Nigerian government is still in the womb... 74 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by madridguy(m): 5:03pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
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Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by ishowdotgmail(m): 5:04pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
N298m range rover car Is it a flying car?God deal with Sarrki Saraki I mean and others who keep looting our country's treasury to death. 46 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by smartty68(m): 5:04pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Well, it doesn't change a thing in his life... As he's still looting behind the curtain. Enjoy the National Cake, its your Birth Right.
One Nigeria my foot. 48 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by Abdullateef77(m): 5:06pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Greedy politicians everywhere 3 Likes |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by Abdullateef77(m): 5:09pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Greedy politicians everywhere Wasting our money, Nigeria's money |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by soberdrunk(m): 5:10pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Nigeria Wazobia Ltd (RC1960)
Ps- One day Nigeria will be a country of men who value National interest above Personal interest....... 3 Likes |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by smartty68(m): 5:13pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
ishowdotgmail: N298m range rover car
Is it a flying car?
God deal with Sarrki Saraki I mean and others who keep looting our country's treasury to death. You don't expect God to deal with him when we as humans feeling the pains have virtually done nothing in tackling these political menace. 55 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by smartty68(m): 5:25pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Lalasticlala Mynd44 |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by sarrki(m): 5:45pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Saraki is a big fat criminal
Supported by Igbos to get the Senate presidency
Before you castigates me on the bolded
Don't forget Igbos are PDP
PDP are Igbos 22 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by YoungDaNaval(m): 5:53pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
sarrki: Saraki is a big fat criminal
Supported by Igbos to get the Senate presidency
Before you castigates me on the bolded
Don't forget Igbos are PDP
PDP are Igbos Guy if I fit meet you one on one I swear I go burst bottle for your head. you're so childish and annoying!! 71 Likes 10 Shares |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by kingxsamz(m): 6:24pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
post=60096475: By Ismail Mudashir & Eugene Agha, Lagos The N298 million bulletproof Range Rover Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) reportedly belonging to the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, is rotting away at the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) yard, nine months after it was impounded. Sources including officials of the Customs Service in Lagos State said the vehicle which was seized in January this year, is at the facility of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Customs in Ikeja. Daily Trust on Sunday gathered that the car which the Senate in March claimed it bought at N62.5 million, is on a crane at the entrance of the yard. It was gathered that the black SUV, with chassis number SALGV3TF3EA190243, is being held over evasion of Customs duties and fake documents. A source sighted the vehicle at the yard last Thursday when an official of the NCS facilitated his entry. “A senior Customs official showed me the car when I went there for my personal business. I couldn’t take a photograph of the car because we handed over our phones at the entrance to officials manning the gate,” he said. Also, a Customs officer serving in Lagos, said the car has not been released and that it has become, “government property”. “I can confirm to you that the car is still at FOA in Ikeja. You know if you bring a contraband or you evade Customs duty, it’s classified as seizure. Any car that is impounded becomes government property. “When an item is seized it can either be auctioned or destroyed. I don’t know whether there is arrangement to auction the car or not but what I know is that it has not been released, “the Customs officer, who pleaded anonymity, said. When contacted, the spokesperson of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, said,” I have no comment on that because I don’t even know what you are talking about”. When reminded that he once addressed the press on the car, he said, “the issue is so clear. If somebody is on a contract with you, he has not delivered and something happens along the way, why is that your business? That was what we addressed you on at that time. “ When pressed further, Sabi said, “I’m not the contractor, he has not delivered. Whatever happens is between the contractor and Customs.” Asked whether the contractor has returned the money paid by the Senate, Sabi said, “I don’t know anything about that. Go and do your investigation. I have come to the conclusion that you people in your paper don’t want peace, otherwise, how has this become an issue? What Sabi said earlier At the peak of the controversy, Sabi, while addressing newsmen, confirmed the purchase of the car. “Our attention has been drawn to the various false and mischievous reports in the media about the price of the vehicle which the Senate was said to have bought as part of its convoy but was later abandoned when it got impounded by the Customs over controversy surrounding import duty payment. “The correct price of the vehicle when it was imported in 2015 is $298,000, which at the prevailing rate of N165 to a dollar is about N49, 170. The Senate paid N62.5m for the vehicle in November 2015. This is contrary to the mischief by those who decided to turn the $298,000 to N298m as the price of the vehicle. For the avoidance of doubt, the price of that vehicle is N62.5m and not N298m,” he said. The news of the seizure of the car was unknown until the Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, clashed with the Senate over wearing uniform in March, two months after the car was impounded. The car was intercepted and impounded by Customs operaatives in January, while it was being moved to Abuja from Lagos by operatives of the Customs. The driver of the car was said to have presented documents, including a letter from the National Assembly, indicating that it belongs to the Senate President. At a public hearing in March, the importer, Tokunbo Akindele, told the Senate committee that it was discovered in January, this year that the car had fake documents. He said the car was not imported for Senator Saraki, insisting that at the time the vehicle was imported, it was not for the Senate President’s use. Meanwhile, the Customs authourity in charge of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, Ikeja, has maintained sealed lips on the issue. Our correspondent gathered that the case file has since been transferred to the Customs Headquarters in Abuja, for further investigation. The units Public Relations Officer, Jerry Attah, did not respond to messages sent to him on the issue, just as calls put through to him were not returned.By Ismail Mudashir & Eugene Agha, Lagos The N298 million bulletproof Range Rover Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) reportedly belonging to the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, is rotting away at the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) yard, nine months after it was impounded. Sources including officials of the Customs Service in Lagos State said the vehicle which was seized in January this year, is at the facility of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Customs in Ikeja. Daily Trust on Sunday gathered that the car which the Senate in March claimed it bought at N62.5 million, is on a crane at the entrance of the yard. It was gathered that the black SUV, with chassis number SALGV3TF3EA190243, is being held over evasion of Customs duties and fake documents. A source sighted the vehicle at the yard last Thursday when an official of the NCS facilitated his entry. “A senior Customs official showed me the car when I went there for my personal business. I couldn’t take a photograph of the car because we handed over our phones at the entrance to officials manning the gate,” he said. Also, a Customs officer serving in Lagos, said the car has not been released and that it has become, “government property”. “I can confirm to you that the car is still at FOA in Ikeja. You know if you bring a contraband or you evade Customs duty, it’s classified as seizure. Any car that is impounded becomes government property. “When an item is seized it can either be auctioned or destroyed. I don’t know whether there is arrangement to auction the car or not but what I know is that it has not been released, “the Customs officer, who pleaded anonymity, said. When contacted, the spokesperson of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, said,” I have no comment on that because I don’t even know what you are talking about”. When reminded that he once addressed the press on the car, he said, “the issue is so clear. If somebody is on a contract with you, he has not delivered and something happens along the way, why is that your business? That was what we addressed you on at that time. “ When pressed further, Sabi said, “I’m not the contractor, he has not delivered. Whatever happens is between the contractor and Customs.” Asked whether the contractor has returned the money paid by the Senate, Sabi said, “I don’t know anything about that. Go and do your investigation. I have come to the conclusion that you people in your paper don’t want peace, otherwise, how has this become an issue? What Sabi said earlier At the peak of the controversy, Sabi, while addressing newsmen, confirmed the purchase of the car. “Our attention has been drawn to the various false and mischievous reports in the media about the price of the vehicle which the Senate was said to have bought as part of its convoy but was later abandoned when it got impounded by the Customs over controversy surrounding import duty payment. “The correct price of the vehicle when it was imported in 2015 is $298,000, which at the prevailing rate of N165 to a dollar is about N49, 170. The Senate paid N62.5m for the vehicle in November 2015. This is contrary to the mischief by those who decided to turn the $298,000 to N298m as the price of the vehicle. For the avoidance of doubt, the price of that vehicle is N62.5m and not N298m,” he said. The news of the seizure of the car was unknown until the Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, clashed with the Senate over wearing uniform in March, two months after the car was impounded. The car was intercepted and impounded by Customs operaatives in January, while it was being moved to Abuja from Lagos by operatives of the Customs. The driver of the car was said to have presented documents, including a letter from the National Assembly, indicating that it belongs to the Senate President. At a public hearing in March, the importer, Tokunbo Akindele, told the Senate committee that it was discovered in January, this year that the car had fake documents. He said the car was not imported for Senator Saraki, insisting that at the time the vehicle was imported, it was not for the Senate President’s use. Meanwhile, the Customs authourity in charge of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, Ikeja, has maintained sealed lips on the issue. Our correspondent gathered that the case file has since been transferred to the Customs Headquarters in Abuja, for further investigation. The units Public Relations Officer, Jerry Attah, did not respond to messages sent to him on the issue, just as calls put through to him were not returned.
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Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by omoikea(m): 6:24pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
and he no even send.... because there's too much money
God please remember me 1 Like |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by RIPEnglish: 6:26pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Saraki is the kings of kings of looters republican of Nigerian. 9 Likes 2 Shares |
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Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by Nobody: 6:26pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
i need just the engine ... and I will never come to nairaland to wail again ...
if not, I just start 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by Thatlonevoice(m): 6:26pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
look at the amount he bought the car..
holy Jesus..
what.. saraki ur wicked :-Xlook at the amount he bought the car..
holy Jesus..
what.. saraki ur wicked 1 Like |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by Lilcentt(f): 6:26pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
picture of the car before I comment 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by Nobody: 6:27pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Lilcentt: picture of the car or before I comment Abi o. |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by abike12(f): 6:28pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
picture or I dont believe it |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by steveyoungwealth: 6:28pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
okay |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by vedaxcool(m): 6:28pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
sarrki: Saraki is a big fat criminal
Supported by Igbos to get the Senate presidency
Before you castigates me on the bolded
Don't forget Igbos are PDP
PDP are Igbos Gbamest. .. no wonder they harrass the customs boss baga 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by soberdrunk(m): 6:29pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Nigeria Wazobia Ltd(RC1960) |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by rozayx5(m): 6:29pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
YoungDaNaval: Guy if I fit meet you one on one I swear I go burst bottle for your head. you're so childish and annoying!! He is a zombie 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by donbrowser(m): 6:29pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
sarrki: Saraki is a big fat criminal
Supported by Igbos to get the Senate presidency
Before you castigates me on the bolded
Don't forget Igbos are PDP
PDP are Igbos So he didn't get any vote from the APC? 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by LilSmith55(m): 6:29pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Hmm |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by KelvinC1(m): 6:30pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Kenetumori: This country is finished
we are still in it..e never finish finish
God dey.. no worry OK.. they will all pay |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by RoyalBoutique(m): 6:30pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
sarrki: Saraki is a big fat criminal
Supported by Igbos to get the Senate presidency
Before you castigates me on the bolded
Don't forget Igbos are PDP
PDP are Igbos This guy is the most confused guy on nairaland He is insulting himself He is insulting his namesake ... you are your own hater, you be talking behind your own back... 8 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by omoikea(m): 6:30pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
op can you help me?, i want to join Nigeria Custom
I am a graduate... |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by SteveMarvic: 6:30pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
madridguy: please what's funny in the post i want to laugh too 1 Like |
Re: Saraki’s N298m Bulletproof Car Rots Away At Customs Yard by adeblow(m): 6:31pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
YoungDaNaval: Guy if I fit meet you one on one I swear I go burst bottle for your head. you're so childish and annoying!! guy, why d thing come pain u like this na? 1 Like |