The order was given by the Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff at an investigative meeting with the CBN, Ministry of Finance, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), commercial banks and other stakeholders.
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Chairman of the committee, Senator Hope Uzodinma, who announced the ultimatum at the meeting, said the Senate would involve the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should the CBN fail to recover the money.
According to him, of the over N30 trillion being investigated by the committee, more than N536 billion was terminated at the various banks but not remitted to CBN.
“There are various infractions regarding import and export duties and we have carried out detailed investigation into the matter.
“Today, we will address the non-remittance of revenue collected on behalf of Customs.
“The only bank that is free of this infraction is Zenith Bank. We must recover what we are able to, and, moving forward, we must stop this infraction that is affecting our economy negatively,” he said.
Uzodinma decried the development, saying it was worrisome and had affected the Naira adversely.
He said it was embarrassing for the Naira to exchange for almost N400 to a dollar.
He gave the banks two weeks to clarify infractions relating to utilised and un-utilised Form MS and Simple Goods Declaration (SGD), and others, including abandoned assessment of Customs Duties and foreign exchange allocation manipulation.
On infractions regarding goods destined for free trade zones, Uzodinma said imported goods flooded the market, competing with local products.
On ways to stop multiple registration of Tax Identification Number (TIN) by importers, he called for synergy among the FIRS, CAC and Customs.
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