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The Apapa command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has collected a total of two hundred and three billion, two hundred and sixty-four million, fifty-four thousand, six hundred and eighty- two naira, sixty-nine kobo (N203,264,054,682.69) in the first half of 2019, even as goods worth over 14.2 billion naira were exported from the command within the period under review. Speaking while briefing journalists on Tuesday in Apapa Lagos, the Customs Area Controller of Apapa command, Comptroller Muhammed Abba-Kura said the figures represented 54.5% of the annual revenue target of the command having been given a monthly revenue target of thirty-one billion, forty-six million, six hundred and fifty-five thousand, thirty-nine naira, twenty-five kobo (N31,046,655,039.35) and a yearly revenue target of three hundred and seventy-two billion, five hundred and fifty-nine million, eight hundred and sixty thousand, four hundred and seventy-two naira, twenty-three kobo (N372,559,860,472.23). According to him, “Comparative analysis of the revenue collection of the command between January – June 2018 and 2019 indicates an increase of twenty-six billion, five hundred abd seven million, two hundred and ninety-eight thousand, five hundred and ten naira, twenty-four kobo (N26,507,298,510.24). “It will be recalled that the command collected the sum of one hundred and seventy-six billion, seven hundred and fifty-six million, seven hundred and fifty-six thousand, one hundred and forty-five naira, fifty kobo (N176,756,756,145.55) in 2018. Speaking further on the development, Comptroller Muhammed attributed the success achieved by the command to the strict adherence to professionalism through sensitization of officers as to their responsibilities and working in line with the standard operational procedures for optimal revenue collection. He added that periodic stakeholders’ engagements, open door policy, prompt resolution of disputes by the Dispute Resolution Committee as well as maintaining right synergy and collaboration with other sister agencies also contributed to the command’s increased revenue profile . On export, the Controller disclosed that the command also achieved high level of compliance on export declaration stating that the command recorded a total of 95,229.15 metric tons of exported with FOB value of forty-six thousand, six hundred and thirteen thousand, four hundred and fifty-three ad seventy -five US Dollar ($46,613,453.75) which is equivalent to fourteen billion, two hundred and fifty-eight million, four hundred and forty-three thousand, seven hundred and six naira, sixty -three kobo (N14,258,443,706.63), most of them of the exported items were agricultural and mineral products. On anti-smuggling, the CAC said, “Within the period under review, the command seized a total of twenty -nine containers of various items that contravened import procedures. These items include Tomato Paste, vegetable oil, ladies and girls fashion footwear, Tramadol and other drugs. It also includes Armoured Glasses without End User Certificate and drilling pipes labelled in foreign language. “All the listed items have breached the Federal Government Fiscal Policy Measures for 2018/2019. The Duty Paid Value (DPV) of these items stands at four hundred and eighteen million, four hundred and thirty-seven thousand and forty-eight naira (N418,437,048).” He assured that the command would speedily facilitate legitimate, compliant and all trade that have satisfied the necessary procedures concerning the transaction adding that all sch consignments would get accelerated clearance out of the customs system. He further added that the command would continue to build on the capacity programme for both officers and stakeholders operating within the command to acquaint them with modern trends, government fiscal policies as well as NICIS II operative system among others.
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दरबन्दीभन्दा ३७ प्रतिशत कम प्रहरी कार्यरत बागमती प्रदेश प्रहरी कार्यालयले जनशक्ति अभाव झेलिरहेको छ । सात प्रदेशमध्ये सबैभन्दा बढी जनसंख्या भएको बागमतीमा दरबन्दीभन्दा दुई हजार आठ सय एक कम प्रहरी जनशक्ति मात्र कार्यरत रहँदा लामो समयदेखि अभाव झेलिरहेको हो । कार्यालय प्रमुख प्रहरी नायव महानिरीक्षक (डिआइजी) वसन्तकुमार लामाका अनुसार सात हजार नाै सय ८० जनाको दरबन्दी रहेको बागमती प्रदेशमा हाल पाँच हजार एक सय ७९ कार्यरत छन् । यो संख्या जम्मा दरबन्दीभन्दा ३७ प्रतिशत कम हो । अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय मापदण्डअनुसार तीन सय ७७ आमसर्वसाधारणका लागि एकजना प्रहरी खटिनुपर्ने हुन्छ, तर बागमतीमा पाँच सय ८२ बराबर एक प्रहरीले काम गर्नुपर्ने बाध्यकारी अवस्था रहेको लामाको भनाइ छ । बागमतीमा हाल तोकिएको एक हजार सात सय २४ अर्थात् २१.६० प्रतिशत दरबन्दी खाली छ । कार्यरत प्रहरीमा चार हजार सात सय २९ पुरुष र चार सय ५० महिला प्रहरी कार्यरत छन् । कार्यालयका अनुसार तीन सय ३३ स्थायी र एक सय २८ अस्थायी प्रहरी इकाइ सञ्चालित छ । बढ्यो अपराध, घट्यो लागूऔषध कारोबार बागमतीमा एक वर्ष अवधिमा अपराधको स्थिति बढेको देखिन्छ । कार्यालयले तयार पारेको तथ्यांकअनुसार ०७७ वैशाखदेखि चैतसम्म कर्तव्य ज्यान ६५, आत्महत्या दुरुत्साहन १२, आत्महत्या एक हजार ९९, सवारी ज्यान एक हजार ९९, सवारी ज्यान दुई सय ४०, सवारी अपांग २२, संगठित अपराध एक, लागूऔषध दुई सय १४, ठगी ३८, ज्यानमार्ने उद्योग एक सय १०, सामाजिक सुरक्षाविरुद्धको कसुर ६ सय ५७, जबर्जस्ती करणी तीन सय सात, बालविवाह÷बहुविवाह ८५, बोक्सीको आरोप १२, मानव बेचबिखन ६, जबर्जस्ती उद्योग ८९ वटा रहेका छन् । लागुऔषध बरामद संख्या भने घटेको छ । ०७६ मा तीन हजार एक सय १३ केजी गाँजा, दुई सय १७ केजी चरेस, नाै सय ७८ ग्राम अफिम, २१ हजार आठ सय ३६ पिस औषधिजन्य, अन्य विविध सात सय ३७ र चार सय ९८ जना पक्राउ परेका छन् । ०७७ मा दुई हजार पाँच सय ३७ केजी गाँजा, दुई सय २५ केजी चरेस, दुई हजार पाँच सय ९१ ग्राम अफिम, २३ हजार ६ सय ५४ पिस औषधिजन्य लागुऔषध बरामद र चार सय सातजना पक्राउ परेको कार्यालयले जनाएको छ । घरेलु हिंसा घटेको दाबी बागमतीमा घरेलु हिंसा पनि घटेको डिआइजी वसन्तकुमार लामाको दाबी छ । उनका अनुसार ०७६ मा एक हजार तीन सय ५६ प्राप्त निवेदनमा ६ सय ७३ मिलापत्र, एक सय १६ अदालतमा पठाइएको, ६ जना पीडित सम्पर्कमा नआएको र पाँच सय ६१ बाँकी रहेको छ । ०७७ मा भने एक हजार एक सय ३५ निवेदन प्राप्तमध्ये ६ सय ४८ मिलापत्र, ९८ अदालत पठाइएको, आठ पीडित सम्पर्कमा नआएको र तीन सय ८१ बाँकी रहेको कार्यालयको तथ्यांकमा उल्लेख छ । कार्यालयले लकडाउनमा दैनिक पाँच हजार सात सय ६६ प्रहरी परिचालन, ६ हजार दुई सय ४६ माथि कारबाही, १४ हजार ६ सय १० सवारीसाधन कारबाही, ५९ विदेशी नागरिकको उद्धार, ३९ हजार एक सय ८१ स्वदेशी मजदुरको उद्धार र पाँच हजार नाै सय ८४ पटक सचेतनामूलक कार्यक्रम सञ्चालन गरिएको जनाएको छ ।