Court awards N5m against Nigerian Customs Service for seizing a man’s LV laptop bag after landing in Nigeria

As shared by Twitter user, Busola A-A @busolaidowu

The Nigerian Customs Service lost a case in court today and its a very interesting one. Hope the judgement sails through on appeal. (Kehinde Ogunwunmiju v NCS). While searching the claimants bag on arrival in Nigeria, customs staff saw a brand new Louis Vuitton laptop bag and...

Claimed customs duties to the tune of over 150k. He was dissatisfied and challenged them in court. The court held that the plaintiff had proved that the laptop bag was his personal effect and for his personal use and that before the NCS could charge customs duty on the said bag..

They had to prove it was intended for commercial use. NCS was ordered to refund his over 150k paid as customs duties & to pay 5 million naira in damages. All those high-handed customs officials that harass travellers over personal items found in their bags should please take note.

https://mobile.twitter.com/busolaidowu/status/1260635196052905984

Journalists should find a way to follow up on court matters like this so as to ensure that the matter never loses steam. It wil keep govt officials on their toes and deter them from further insulting the sensibilities of hapless citizens.

The impunity is too much..

Abeg Nairalanders between NIGERIA CUSTOMS and POLICE , who like Bribe pass?
Like for POLICE..
Share for CUSTOMS..

Who will compel them to pay?

Good

Free money

Very interesting case! Useless customs Begging people money anyhow like almajiris..

This should serve as a lesson to all unscrupulous office holders.


Why have I stopped seeing a certain meat seller's post on Nairaland?


Whoever says Lionel Messi is a dwarf, just know that your girlfriend/wife still prefers his preeq to yours.

fuckers

I hope they pay him sha

Cases like this, if brought to you he public have the capacity to reform several government sectors.

It will help people know their rules, and what they can do when those rules are trampled upon. I hope NCS do the needful.

Hmmmm

A very good judgement from the judiciary.

At first I thought the LV was another abbreviation for another meaning, something legal lol.

I need a loan of 10k to pay 12k in 2 week just to make ends meet. Pls let me know if you are up and which collateral u may need. Thanks.

I love this news

They got what they want ..
Bigotry Humans

That serves them well

Good judgment.

Good
if they all start paying hefty fine
for every wrong person arrested or thing ceased
by now
them eyes for don open

E don happen

Like they will pay..mcheeww

Please how can I sue Jumia? They are stupid

After paying 57k for a phone and 11k for other stuffs, other items were delivered but the phone wasn't in the package it was supposed to be in. I wan mad

nairavsdollars:
Who will compel them to pay?

That's just the question

gungab:
That serves them well

Audio judgement.

Should this judgement stand, unfortunately, this man might spend 5.1million Naira to get customs pay him 5million.
The frustration is unimaginable. Cone today, come tomorrow!