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By Godwin Oritse
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has released 36 trucks belonging to members of the Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) that were impounded during an investigation into alleged trade infractions at Zarmmak Bonded Terminal in the Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos.
The trucks were detained by Customs Police attached to the Zone ‘A’ Federal Operations Unit (FOU) after the terminal was sealed over suspected violations of Customs regulations.
While the nature of the alleged infractions has not been disclosed by the Service, the incident disrupted trucking operations and raised concerns among transport operators over mounting business losses.
The Secretary-General of AMATO, Mr. Sani Mohammed, confirmed the release of the trucks, attributing the development to the intervention of the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, following repeated appeals by the Association. According to him, the affected truck owners maintained that they had no involvement in the alleged infractions under
