The Nigeria Customs Service has reemphasized that passengers passing through any Nigeria international airports can only be allowed to go through with goods or items with only N50,000 or less current market value. Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hamid Ali (retd) This clarification was made by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, DC Joseph Attah on behalf of the Comptroller-General of Customs.

According to Attah, the clarification became necessary following a “misleading narrative on the social media by a woman who claimed that she was ill treated at the Abuja Airport by Customs on the bases of her gender and tribe because she was asked to pay duty on a personal item she brought into the country.

Attah said : “The attention of the Nigeria Customs Service has been drawn to a misleading narrative by a woman(name withheld) whose claim of being ill treated at the airport on the bases of her gender, tribe or where she comes from is going viral on the social media”. “The woman arrived the country aboard BA083 at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja had claimed that she was singled out and slammed with Customs Duty payment for one pair of shoes and “a mini boy bag” that should have been allowed to pass freely as personal effects”. “There is therefore the need to make public what actually transpired to put the record straight, especially as she maliciously introduced gender, tribal and other unnecessary sentiments into what was simply a case of being told to pay duty as what was in her possession was far above the allowable value of N50,000.00 and certainly beyond what normal discretion would allow”. “Upon routine search of this passenger’s luggage, operatives discovered a Loius Vuitton bag and shoe. Obviously knowing the luxury brand (Loius Vuitton), she was asked to produce the receipt which will be the basis for duty calculation or not. She could not produce the receipt of what she claimed she bought at the duty free shop at the point of departure, saying the receipt was with her husband who did not travel with her”. “The officers had to take the long route of ascertaining the current worth of her items through the internet. The luxury items were found to be worth N570,467.40k.

Consequently, appropriate duty assessment of N165, 692.25k was made and given to her to pay into Federal Government coffer. Since she could not immediately pay, a detention notice was given to her showing that the items would remain with the Nigeria Customs Service until she pays and brings evidence of payment before they will be released to her”. “Instead of paying the assessed duty and pick up her items or request to see any superior officer should she have any reservation on the assessed value, she took to use of the social media drawing all sorts of conjectures, gender (even when the officer, Ms Essien who attended to her is a lady), tribe etc and even inciting the public against the Service…”. “For the avoidance of doubt, we are aware that many Nigerians complain about the allowable amount of N50,000.00, but until the law is changed, Nigeria Customs Service will continue to enforce the extant law that says personal effects shall not exceed the value of N50,000.00. Anything more than the approved value is considered Merchandise in Baggage and therefore liable for duty payment. We therefore call on members of the public to disregard these conjectures and give assurances of our resolve to treat all Nigerians with deserved courtesy and respect in the discharge of our statutory functions,” he added

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/10/luggage-worth-more-than-n50000-attract-duties-customs-reminds-passengers/

Front page Lalastiscala. Nigeria has descended to a full fledged zoo.

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This is quite good

qwertygeni:
This is quite good

clown

For only #570,467.40k, one has to pay #165,592.25k into government's account...

Most business this days,
Investing #570,467,40k, may not produce up to #165,592.25k as gain.

I thought we are supposed to be protected/ helped by the government?
Why are they so mean to us...

They don't want to hear the masses complain...

Oh lord help us!

Na wa for we con3.

djdutch:
The Nigeria Customs Service has reemphasized that passengers passing through any Nigeria international airports can only be allowed to go through with goods or items with only N50,000 or less current market value. Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hamid Ali (retd) This clarification was made by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, DC Joseph Attah on behalf of the Comptroller-General of Customs.

According to Attah, the clarification became necessary following a “misleading narrative on the social media by a woman who claimed that she was ill treated at the Abuja Airport by Customs on the bases of her gender and tribe because she was asked to pay duty on a personal item she brought into the country.

Attah said : “The attention of the Nigeria Customs Service has been drawn to a misleading narrative by a woman(name withheld) whose claim of being ill treated at the airport on the bases of her gender, tribe or where she comes from is going viral on the social media”. “The woman arrived the country aboard BA083 at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja had claimed that she was singled out and slammed with Customs Duty payment for one pair of shoes and “a mini boy bag” that should have been allowed to pass freely as personal effects”. “There is therefore the need to make public what actually transpired to put the record straight, especially as she maliciously introduced gender, tribal and other unnecessary sentiments into what was simply a case of being told to pay duty as what was in her possession was far above the allowable value of N50,000.00 and certainly beyond what normal discretion would allow”. “Upon routine search of this passenger’s luggage, operatives discovered a Loius Vuitton bag and shoe. Obviously knowing the luxury brand (Loius Vuitton), she was asked to produce the receipt which will be the basis for duty calculation or not. She could not produce the receipt of what she claimed she bought at the duty free shop at the point of departure, saying the receipt was with her husband who did not travel with her”. “The officers had to take the long route of ascertaining the current worth of her items through the internet. The luxury items were found to be worth N570,467.40k.

Consequently, appropriate duty assessment of N165, 692.25k was made and given to her to pay into Federal Government coffer. Since she could not immediately pay, a detention notice was given to her showing that the items would remain with the Nigeria Customs Service until she pays and brings evidence of payment before they will be released to her”. “Instead of paying the assessed duty and pick up her items or request to see any superior officer should she have any reservation on the assessed value, she took to use of the social media drawing all sorts of conjectures, gender (even when the officer, Ms Essien who attended to her is a lady), tribe etc and even inciting the public against the Service…”. “For the avoidance of doubt, we are aware that many Nigerians complain about the allowable amount of N50,000.00, but until the law is changed, Nigeria Customs Service will continue to enforce the extant law that says personal effects shall not exceed the value of N50,000.00. Anything more than the approved value is considered Merchandise in Baggage and therefore liable for duty payment. We therefore call on members of the public to disregard these conjectures and give assurances of our resolve to treat all Nigerians with deserved courtesy and respect in the discharge of our statutory functions,” he added

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/10/luggage-worth-more-than-n50000-attract-duties-customs-reminds-passengers/

Them wan just recover all the money wey dem use do election, una neva see anything. This na the beginning of the end of the one chance change abi next level of chain wey una enter.

printemps:



Them wan just recover all the money wey dem use do election, una neva see anything. This na the beginning of the end of the one chance change abi next level of chain wey una enter.

Next level chain

This is crazy...

These guys are not messing around.

This is what happens when you do oversabi.

Joke bah...?

Aboki wants only farming to thrive in Nigeria since it favour most of their people. They want to return Nigeria to medieval times.
Nigerians must recieve sense by force

Buhari will ensure all Southern Nigerians became paupers before he steps down as President. Tinubu won't be spared



You guys supporting Buhari and this his custom boss taxing Nigerians anyhow, are you guys aware that this same custom boss closed down all the car dealership and car shops in Lagos some weeks ago, asking them to pay heavy taxes for selling smuggled cars in the past decades Some were mandated to pay as huge as 15million naira tax, for what


You guys should keep supporting Buhari....but we the enlightened ones will keep sounding it for all to hear that Buhari and his cronies have finished Nigeria's treasury, so they are looking desperately for ways to raise money to cover up the money they looted and the ones they used in rigging the last election.

qwertygeni:
This is quite good

Are you a low lifer?
What is good in this?
Why do I have to pay duty for personal items?
They tried this BS some years back with me,had to bring out the "Omo ita" in me.
Exploiting Nigerians in all ways and nothing to show for all the unnecessary income they generate.

This is the effect of putting a man with no experience about his job as the head.

Next level

This is horrible

How about someone carrying knockoffs?

Lol. That's the effect of putting someone who has little or no idea of a post or office to occupy such.

Next Level is Here!

They want to use tax to finish the citizens of the country and there is zero protest about this on the street.

Nigerian really love suffering and smiling

uchman:
For only #570,467.40k, one has to pay #165,592.25k into government's account...

Most business this days,
Investing #570,467,40k, may not produce up to #165,592.25k as gain.

I thought we are supposed to be protected/ helped by the government?
Why are they so mean to us...

They don't want to hear the masses complain...

Oh lord help us!

You asked for it.

What's next after this

qwertygeni:
This is quite good

Dont sit behind your tiny fingers and type rubbish

When Tinubu is in the taxation picture, excpect an effective tax showdown... he demonstrated that to obasanjo and made an IGR model of it


..

Who determines the worth of the luggage when checking in or out?

New or used goods?
Per bag?
Per passenger?
Per family?
What of politicians?
Common 50k?

Pls bring back obasanjo to Aso Rock..

The mother fucker we have there now (Buhari) is a ritualist..

Can't even remember when last I use dat airport especially mma. Staffs disguised as thieves and beggars

Let us continue licking their assss.

Happy everybody is feeling it

How do they know a luggage that's worth N50k?
This is cheap excuse to officially extort money from average Nigerians coming using the Airport.
That's the equivalent of AED500.
Very cheap shot...