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Car dealers on Wednesday 2nd October 2019 visited the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ with documents of their vehicles for inspection. This followed the raid on some car sales’ outlets in Lagos by men of the NCS Comptroller General’s task force and officers attached to the FOU. This led to the closure of a number of car marts.

It was gathered also that those who had their papers inspected were later escorted by the Customs officials to the car sales points for further inspection of the vehicles. “If the vehicles are found to be genuinely imported, the shops would be opened,” a customs officer told our correspondent.

Customs had shut some car marts inside the popular Berger Yard along Oshodi Apapa Expressway on Saturday.

It was learnt that the service shut the marts on suspicion that they harboured cars smuggled into the country through the Seme border.

SOURCE: https://punchng.com/car-dealers-besiege-customs-office-with-vehicle-documents/

Buhari amaka.

They impound cars without customs papers- Naija used inclusive.

Those custom guys are really wrecking havoc

cenaman:
Buhari amaka.

Everybody feeling the heat. From freelancers to car dealers.

So the cars were impounded on suspicion alone...

Okay

Where are those cars seized from the Smugglers by our Custom service??....

Don't tell me those cars have been Re-smuggled by our NCS??

Play play go soon turn to hit and run

lol, they should search northern states

This is good. Next is Sars office

Kk na

We are toooo smart that is why we are not develop

The law must be obeyed ,that is the only way things can work well in the land,kudos to Controller General of custom for this brave effort..we can't continue to be berating the system and be blaming the Govt .

Typical Nigeria, if Customs were doing their job, would there be need for this?

Many did not read the article and commented based headline, let us try to read before we comment.
Those who have no skeleton on their wardrobes are doing the right thing, while those who are neither importing nor exporting are ranting on social media.
Kudos to the custom officials.

Buhari is restoring sanity to Nigeria and PDP are busy going insane

Why is Nigeria this lawless, i thought that their works starts and ends at the borders why harrasing innocent traders?

People dont get it yet.

Its ember period, this is a prelude to seize cars at asaba bridge head, Benin and Ore Expressway. As the igbos are known for taking new cars home in the yultide season.

Next Is fuel scarcity

And burning of shops owned by igbos after the holiday.

It's a circle
Pay close attention to your environment

hmmm. it really makes a lot of sense when is being done in a proper way cos there are instances where car dealers will sell car with fake custom papers (charge everything inclusive) and later the custom now impound the car from buyers after purchase. just imagine someone paying double money just because of custom paper.

APC is just out to fraustrate people even when you have documents , they seize your car , next level is really getting interesting.

destinie2019:
So the cars were impounded on suspicion alone...

They lock up the dealership and ask u to verify ur papers. Its been on since last month at sm areas on the mainland. My frnd had his own ordeal last month and his shop was locked for 3weeks despite verifying his papers. Their claims was 1 or 2 cars had short payments. Which he disagreed with them. They wanted settlement bt he wasn’t ready to do that. Called the clearing agent to explain they were still adamant cos of settlement.

Yukyaky:
Those custom guys are really wrecking havoc

Bro please it is "wreaking havoc" and not "wrecking havoc". No vex for the correction you hear.