{"id":86979,"date":"2021-10-13T07:53:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T06:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=86979"},"modified":"2021-10-13T07:53:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T06:53:53","slug":"nigerian-customs-moves-to-impound-29-private-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/nigerian-customs-moves-to-impound-29-private-jets\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Customs Moves To Impound 29 Private Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m12337\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) released its report on the verification of privately-owned airplanes in the country in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">It threatened to impound 29 jets on which the owners did not pay statutory import duties.Customs\u2019 Spokesman, Mr Joseph Attah, told a news conference that the 29 airplanes would be impounded if the owners did not show up at the expiration of the 14 days ultimatum given.<\/p>\n<p>Customs had on May 31 announced its plan to verify import documents of privately-owned airplanes in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The exercise took place between June 7 and Aug. 6 at the Tariff and Trade Department of the Service.<\/p>\n<p>Attah explained that within the stipulated period, 86 private jets or airplane operators showed up for the exercise and presented relevant documents for verification.<\/p>\n<p>He added that 57 of them were verified as commercial charter operators and were duly cleared for operations.<\/p>\n<p>He said the 29 private jets\/airplanes owners and or their representatives were issued with demand notices on Oct. 11 and were given 14 days to make payments to designated Federal Government accounts.<\/p>\n<p>He said they would be issued Aircraft Clearance Certificates after payment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOwners of private aircraft for which no presentations were made for verification, and whose status remains uncertain are requested to immediately furnish Customs Service with documents for verification and clearance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo this effect, all 57 commercial charter jets or aircraft operators who presented their documents for verification are requested to come to the Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters, Abuja, to collect their clearance certificates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll 29 private jets\/aircraft owners and or their representatives who have been issued with demand notices have 14 days from Oct. 11 to collect and make payments to the designated Federal Government accounts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; They will be issued with Aircraft Clearance Certificates after payment,\u2019\u2019 Attah said.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson implored all concerned to avail themselves of this opportunity, as Customs would not hesitate to activate enforcement procedures on identified defaulters.<\/p>\n<p>Attah also told newsmen that the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria had been put on notice to ensure that only privately-owned airplanes cleared by Customs were allowed to operate within the country\u2019s airspace.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) released its report on the verification of privately-owned airplanes in the country in Abuja. 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