NIGERIAN CUSTOM SERVICE THREATENED TO IMPOUND UNLICENSED PRIVATE JETS
The commission is hell bent on challenging private jets owners to pay their dues
The Nigerian Customs service have threatened to impound privates jets whose owners failed to complete its documentations and pay necessary dues to the government. The spokesman of the service annouced over the weekend what their plans are on the issue going forward.
The exercise as I stated in our previous briefings, is not intended to be punitive or to embarrass them but to ensure that these private jets that operating the country are properly documented. “And also, to ensure every collectable revenue is collected into the coffers of the Federal Government.
“As you all know the case of increasing economic challenge, every source of revenue is important to the government and beyond that, for security purpose. “With this, you can now tie proper ownership to every aircraft or private jet that flies into and out of the country. Through the exercise, we have been able to know those hiding under temporary importation agreement.
“We are aware that owners of private jets are highly placed Nigerians who should be respected and approached in a manner that provides all necessary convenience and that is what these extensions stands for,” he explained.
According to him, this will be the last extension because whoever fails to turn up for the verification will have his aircraft impounded.
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