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‘Fraudsters exploiting land border vehicle import ban’
A licensed customs clearing agent, Mr Khally Momodu, has said that the ban on importation of vehicles through the land border may not be effective as smuggling and other fraudulent practices have persisted.
Momodou, who spoke with The PUNCH correspondent, lamented that just as genuine Customs brokers were losing business through the policy, the government was also losing revenue and innocent people interested in buying cars were being ripped off by fraudsters.
He said, “The policy is not working; there are a lot of smuggled cars in Nigeria. That is why Customs are seizing smuggled cars every day.
“To make matters worse, fraudsters have capitalised on the situation to dupe innocent car buyers. They will tell you that they can buy a car from Cotonou and clear it for you at the port.
The PUNCH, July 12, 2018
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