The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has confirmed that its operatives intercepted restricted security gadgets that did not have End User Certificate from the National Security Adviser (NSA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
This is even as the service said it has given the agents in charge of the consignment 30 days to provide the End User Certificates or risk forfeiture of the items to the Federal Government.
It will be recalled that Senator Dino Melaye had accused Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State of importing restricted security gadgets without obtaining the End User Certificate from the NSA, as the law demands.
Speaking to Saturday Tribune on Friday, spokesman of the Customs, Joseph Attah explained that the seized items were still in the custody of the Customs.
According to Attah, “Yes, we intercepted some dangerous military hardware and they are in our custody because there were no End User Certificates available as of the time of interception.
“We have, however, given the clearing agent 30 days to provide the End User Certificate or risk forfeiture of the items.”
When asked to confirm the ownership of the consignment, Attah declined, stating that Customs’ responsibility is to forestall the influx of dangerous imports into the country.
Credit: Tribune
