PHOTO: See the Helicopters seized by the Nigerian Customs, illegally imported into the country...
The Nigerian Customs has scored a big one, as they seized 'helicopters' imported into the country,as the importers of the helicopters were said to have ignored the rules of importing such equipment into the country...
Though the identities of the importers were not made known to the public, but the
Deputy Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs, while handing over the said
helicopters said, the service has done its part, and will hand over the alleged
imported helicopters to the Nigerian Air Force, to enhance their operations, especially in the North East...He said:
“Due to the vigilance of the
officers and their controller here, it was observed, when the requisite
documents were requested for, that they breached our laws.
“This kind of equipment
should come with end user certificate and some other things and the law provides
that if you import in breach of the law, we make a seizure of the items.
“After seizing, it is not
enough. we must go the whole hog. The process is that we go and appear before
the court of law, file for condemnation and the court actually condemned it and
forfeited it to the Federal Government of Nigeria,” he concluded
After the
seizure and giving away of the helicopters to the Nigerian Air Force, one would
have expected the Nigerian Customs to made the identities of those behind the
importation of such ‘sensitive’ and ‘security risk’ equipment into the country, known to the public, so that Police can
carry out investigations as to why they were imported...
hopefully they make
further announcement on this...
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