Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has disclosed that at least thirty (30) out of sixty five (65) private airplanes verified are liable to pay required duties to the federal government.
The Customs Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah disclosed this during an ongoing verification exercise on Monday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Attah explained that some of these planes came into the country by the Temporary Importation Agreement which allows them to bring the jets without payment because it was secured by a bond.
He added that thereafter many of them failed to turn up to pay on the expiration of the agreement which necessitated the verification.
The Customs Service spokesman further informed that the exercise would allow more revenue to accrue to the federal government saying that those who failed to adhere to the agreement would be made to pay the duties.
He stressed that the verification has been extended for a further two weeks which will end on August 6, 2021.
“Considering the rising number of compliance and the number of jets that are liable for payment of duties as well as indications by those people to do so, the Comptroller- General has again graciously given them another two weeks.
“And also, it will ensure every collectible revenue is collected into the coffers of the Federal Government”, Attah said.
