The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reiterated the agency’s commitment to collaborate with other federal agencies, the Nigeria Customs Service and the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), to ensure of vehicles attract less patronage from smugglers a less .
Zonal Commanding Officer, Zone 10 (comprising Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States) Dr Kayode Olagunju, stated this ,in a statement, when he paid a courtesy visit to the Area Controller , Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) in Sokoto.
The Acting Zonal Public Education Officer of the FRSC, RC Aminu Alhaji Sokoto, Olagunju revealed that such collaborations were done through the Nigeria Customs Service, (NSC) Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) and state revenue boards, which made registering such vehicles without paying appropriate fees, difficult.
“Vehicles on which custom duties have not been paid are detected at the point of registration and owners of such vehicles are referred back to the Customs for payment of the required duties, thus the idea of short-changing the government is defeated,” Olagunju, an Assistant Corps Marshal had explained.
The ZCO stressed the need for continuous collaboration between the FRSC and NCS in the three states of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara.
In a remarks, the Area Controller of the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) in Sokoto, Comptroller Umar Gimba underscored the efforts of his men in thwarting the efforts of smugglers in the Zone.
He noted the importance of collaboration between FRSC and NCS in the areas of intelligence gathering, blocking of revenue leakages and general improvement in national security.
