The decision was taken following the adoption of a motion sponsored by member from Abia, Prestige Ossy on the “Need to Investigate the Failure of the Nigerian Customs Service to Auction Confiscated Goods”.
He said instead of auctioning the seized items worth billions of naira, the service left them to degrade.
The lawmaker said it was worrisome that since the ban took effect in 2015, “It had resulted to the proliferation of seized goods at various formations of the Nigerian customs service”.
Ossy said “most of these goods, especially the vehicles with duty paid value (DPV) worth over N6 billion, are rapidly depreciating.
“The customs service will eventually spend huge amount of money in disposing them when it ought to have generated huge revenue for the government by auctioning them before they wither away.
“The failure to auction goods in its custody had denied the federal government over N1 trillion which ought to accrue to it from the auctioning of those goods,’’ he said.
Following the adoption of the motion, the house passed it to its committee on Customs and excise to investigate and report back in eight weeks.
He said instead of auctioning the seized items worth billions of naira, the service left them to degrade.
The lawmaker said it was worrisome that since the ban took effect in 2015, “It had resulted to the proliferation of seized goods at various formations of the Nigerian customs service”.
Ossy said “most of these goods, especially the vehicles with duty paid value (DPV) worth over N6 billion, are rapidly depreciating.
“The customs service will eventually spend huge amount of money in disposing them when it ought to have generated huge revenue for the government by auctioning them before they wither away.
“The failure to auction goods in its custody had denied the federal government over N1 trillion which ought to accrue to it from the auctioning of those goods,’’ he said.
Following the adoption of the motion, the house passed it to its committee on Customs and excise to investigate and report back in eight weeks.
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*Do they leave the goods to rot away or they take them home?lol
Those goods they seize at times.. What do they do to them??
ReplyDeletenice question Stella!
ReplyDeleteThis man sef
ReplyDeleteThey take the good 1s home & leave the bad 1s to rot away
ReplyDeleteGbam
DeleteThis CG is creating unnecessary attention to himself. From not wearing custom uniform to hoarding seized goods to rot. Hmmm I dey wait for this drama to finish
ReplyDeleteSOme of them call their friends and auction/dash them some good cars. They should probe him but if only the auction will be made public so that those that wanna change/buy cars can participate.
ReplyDeleteThis custom DG is very wicked. He is frustrating all the geniue business men.Especially me.He should be sack asap.
ReplyDeleteIndii custom indii oshii.After seizing people goods nd vehicles,their ogas take the cars they want for themselves and leave the other to rot
ReplyDeleteSo proud of you Ossy Prestige. He was the head of clearing agents in Aba before he entered into politics, so he knows what he is saying. Ndi ohi custom!!!
ReplyDeleteThieves in uniform!
ReplyDeleteThat arrogant man need to be cut to size......abeggi, hin own too much.....WTF
ReplyDeleteToo arogant!
Delete#Before you can achieve anything great, you need to believe that there is greatness inside you. So ignore the doubters out there*
ReplyDeleteI wonder oooo, cos all this custom boss they ball wella ooo.. .....
ReplyDelete#Adebayo
You are right annon that's how atiku made his money ...
DeleteHow can you say they take it home Stella? These things are auctioned when due. My husband is an assistant Comptroller of costoms. so i know what im saying.
ReplyDeleteShut up. I am a ASC II so i know for a fact that officers sometimes steal seized goods from the GWH.
DeleteCan you swear your AC husband has never brought such things home or shared it to his family?
So Anon 12:48, we can conclude positively that you've been taking seized goods home and sharing.
DeleteYou need deliverance.