The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday hinted of their collaborative efforts to commence the integration of National Vehicle Information database in a move to curb revenue losses associated with poor database of registered vehicles in the country,
The two agencies agreed on the initiative during the visit of the Acting Comptroller-General of NCS, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, to the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu, at the national headquarters of the Commission on Thursday in Abuja.
A statement on the Comptroller-General’s visit jointly signed by Assistant Corps Marshal Corps Public Education Officer of FRSC, Mr Bisi Kazeem, and Chief Superintendent of Customs and National Public Relations Officer of the NCS Abdullahi Maiwada, indicated that NCS’ boss harped on the Service’s commitment towards working together with the Corps in the area of human resource development, information and communication technology, as well as sports.
Adeniyi pointed out that effective consolidation of existing vehicle information in the National Vehicle Identification Scheme database domiciled with the FRSC and vehicle database of the NCS would curb vehicle smuggling, improve revenue generation and enhance national security.
Responding to the Comptroller-General’s remarks, the FRSC Corps Marshal lauded the initiative, stating that data sharing would not only strengthen the bond between the two agencies but also positively impact the fight against the smuggling of vehicles.
Dauda Biu expressed optimism that the collaboration of the two agencies would also entrench ease of doing business as it will make tracking of vehicles without customs duty certificate very easy for the Corps at the point of registration.
He, therefore, charged the NCS’ boss to prioritize the enforcement of restriction of importation of vehicles that didn’t fall within the specified legal age limit for importation as well as the improved enforcement of the ban on the importation of outdated into the country.
