Customs intercepts 40ft container of plain Army camouflage uniforms

The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted a 40ft container of plain Army camouflage uniforms along and arrested two suspects.

The Customs Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Lami Wushishi, made this known on Tuesday in Lagos while handing over the seizures to Department of State Service at the Port Express Terminal.

“The consignment which originated from China and arrived Nigeria on July 14, was falsely declared as 200 packages of thread take-up can and 150 packages of polyester materials
“The consignment contained 732 rolls of plain Army uniform, 666 rolls of camouflage, and 129 rolls of polyester material and another five bags of polyester.
“The container was intercepted by vigilant officers during the 100 per cent examination in line with the Vice-President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s directive on Ease of Doing Business,” Wushishi said.

She said that the command also arrested a representative of the importer and an agent as a suspect.

Wushishi handed over the container and the two suspects to the appropriate agency for further investigation as enshrined in Customs and Excise Management Act. Cap C 45, LFN 2004, Section 67 (2).

NAN