The senate joint committee on customs, excise and
tariff and marine transport says it has recovered N120
billion from companies in its ongoing investigation
into revenue leakage.
Hope Uzodinma, chairman of the committee, who
disclosed this, directed Dana Group and 11 other
companies to appear before it on Monday to explain
their involvement in N30 trillion revenue “scam”.
In a statement, Uzodinma said this would be the last
opportunity for the companies to appear before the
committee.
The companies are A-kehnal Integrated & Logistics
Limited, Don Climax/Skyaim, Gagsel International,
Africa Tiles & Ceramics and Network Oil & Gas.
Others are IBG Investment Limited, BUA International
Limited, Huawei Technologies, Indorama
Petrochemicals, StarComms Plc, African Industries and
African Wire and Allied.
The chairman said the committee had resolved to
direct the Nigeria customs service (NCS) to start
issuing demand notice (DM) to companies found guilty
in the ongoing investigation.
According to him, the demand notice is to ensure the
companies return monies due to the federal
government.
He added that companies found to have been involved
in round tripping and money laundering would be
charged to court with immediate effect.
“The committee has only taken the first batch of the
companies invited,” he said.
“Only 61 companies have been interrogated and over
2000 companies are still expected to appear before us.
“During the committee sitting on Friday, August 18,
most of the companies’ representatives heaped
praises on the committee for what they described as a
thorough job.”
The committee had indicted several companies
including Glo Mobile, Visafone, Crown Flour Mills, De
United Foods, ZTE Nigeria and British American
Tobacco company which had denied the allegation .
TheCable
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