The Seme Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service has once again demonstrated an unprecedented zeal in actualising one out of the tripartite core mandates of the Comptroller General of Customs as contained in the CGC's policy thrust.
The Command consecutively performed excellently in terms of revenue generation, as the performance indicators for the months of November and December hit the roof.
It will be recalled that the Command exceeded her November,2015 monthly revenue target of N1,021,790,667.33 with 25% excess collection . In the month of December 2015, the skyrocketing revenue profile collected was N1,420,219,873.03 which exceeded the monthly revenue target with N398,429,206.30. This translated to about 40% excess collection. The December 2015 collection also exceeded the November 2015 collection with N146,984,814.12 which represent an unprecedented figure that has never been recorded since the creation of Seme Area Command. The Command also made 17 seizures with a Duty Paid Value(DPV) of N6,967,260.00 for the month of December 2015.
The Acting Customs Area Controller D/C Sabo , H.A attributed the success story recorded in the command to the determination and commitment demonstrated by officers and men of the Command, in strict adherence to import procedures and guidelines and lifting of restriction on rice importation through the land borders which is processed strictly according to the official bench mark price of $470 per metric tonne.
He reiterated that an outstanding performance of this nature over the years have not taken place in the history of the Command.
The Acting Customs Area Controller use the opportunity to call on the stakeholders, the host community and the mass media to support the service in order to achieve its mandate of revenue generation, suppression of smuggling and facilitation of legitimate trade across the frontier and security at the border.
