IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS THREATEN PROTEST AGAINST CUSTOMS OVER ALLEGED BRIBERY, ARBITRARY DUTIES AT ONNE PORT

Importers, manufacturers and members of organised private sector have threatened to protest at Custom Abuja Headquarters as well as at Onne ports. This follows scandals and allegations of bribery and corruption at Pre Arrival assessment report department (PAAR Desk) of Nigeria Customs Service, Abuja and at Onne Ports. The importers also want the PAAR desk overhauled and officers redeployed and replaced by Pre-shipment inspection agencies as SGS, Cotecna, intertek as was the case over 20 yrs ago. Insiders allege that bribery is rife at the PAAR desk of Nigeria Customs,…

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