- The Nigeria Customs Service has issued a 30-day ultimatum to the importer of the military items alleged to belong to the Kogi state govt
- The NCS has threatened that the items would be forfeited to the federal govt if the importer does not produce his end-user certificate within 30 days
- The items include 100 pieces of military camouflage, 26 pieces of military camouflage jungle boots, 20 pieces of plastic knives, 24 pieces of black bullet proof vests, among others
The importer of the military wares which allegedly belong to the Kogi state government has been given a 30-day ultimatum by the Nigeria Customs Service, to produce the end-user certificate for the items from the Office of the National Security Adviser, Punch reports.
The development was made public by the public relations officer of the NCS, Joseph Attah, on Saturday, Marcy 10.
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NAIJ.com gathers that Attah disclosed that the NCS had identified the importer of the items.
According to the spokesman, when contacted by the service, the importer stated that he was in possession of the certificate.
He stated that the NCS was conducting investigations into the matter, and that the importer had not yet been arrested.
The imported items were confiscated at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; and include 100 pieces of military camouflage, 26 pieces of military camouflage jungle boots, 20 pieces of plastic knives, 24 pieces of black bullet proof vests, and 28 black boxing gloves.
26 pieces of arctic hunter bags, 40 pieces of training mats, 20 pieces of black batons, 100 pieces of black T-shirts, 31 pieces of protective glasses, 25 pieces of black sunglasses and 29 pieces of black uniform belts were also discovered among the items.
The spokesman stated that the items would be forfeited to the federal government if the certificate has not been produced by the importer before the ultimatum expires.
In his words: “We have identified the agent who imported the items and he claimed that he had the end-user certificate.
“We have asked him to produce it. He has 30 days to do that. If after the expiration of the 30 days period, then the imported items would be forfeited to the federal government.”
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday, March 9, lambasted the Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, after security operatives intercepted military wares allegedly imported illegally into the country by the governor.
The opposition party said the imported military wares would not stop the party form defeating Governor Bello in the 2019 election.
A statement by the director, research and documentation of the party, Dickson Achadu, accused the governor of attempting to use violence after losing popularity in the state.
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Source: Naija.ng