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Customs Boss Seeks DTI Cafés Investigation
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Mr Abdullahi Dikko, has directed a thorough investigation of all Direct Trade Input (DTI) cafés to ensure quick, and transparent clearance process.
A statement from the Service signed by its Deputy Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah, and made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja, quoted Dikko as issuing the order.
He said the imaginary number of containers being speculated that was released without payment of duty had shown ignorance of the clearance process.
“It was known that the establishment of DTI Cafés was one of the innovations of the present management of the service to block revenue leakages.
“DTIs are owned and operated by non-customs officers under the supervision of the Service.
“Its operations allow Importers or Agents to make declaration and payments online, thereby reducing human contacts and occasion of corrupt tendencies,’’ Dikko said.
He said the speculation that some containers were being fraudulently released due to illegal practices at the DTI cafés was false.
He said the Service revenue collection had increased due to transparent operations of the clearance process.
“It is this resolve that has brought the Service collection of revenue to a record high of more that N60 billion monthly”.