Clearing Agents Alter Customs Documents, Move Container From Emog Bonded Terminal

<h4>Clearing Agents Alter Customs Documents<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned till 30th of October&comma; 2024 when five clearing agents&comma; namely Emeka Nwosu&comma;Kenneth Okwuma&comma; Basil Nwolisa&comma; Kenneth Onulaka and Alabi Ajoke Nafisat who allegedly and unlawfully removed container from Emog Bonded Terminal in Ijora&comma; Lagos&comma; with forged documents&comma; will be arraigned before the court&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When the case was mentioned&comma; neither the defendants nor custom Prosecuting counsel were present in court&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Consequently&comma; the presiding judge Chukwujekwu Aneke adjourned till 30th of October&comma;2024 when the defendants would be arraigned&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In an amended eight-count charge filed before the court by the Nigerian Customs service&comma; <em><strong>it was allegedly stated that Emeka Nwosu &&num;8216&semi;M&&num;8217&semi;&comma; Kemeth Okwuma M&&num;8217&semi; Basil Nwolisa &&num;8216&semi;M&&num;8217&semi;&comma;&comma;Kenneth Onulaka M&&num;8217&semi;and Alabi Ajoke Nafisat&&num;8221&semi;F&&num;8217&semi; and others now at large sometimes in December 2023 at <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">Emong Bonded Terminal&comma; ljora&comma; Lagos&comma;<&sol;a> conspired together to illegally remove 2X40ft Container Numbers&sol;FCIUc870101&sol;2 and MSCU 676343&sol;7-without lawful authority and thereby committed an-offense Contrary to Section&equals;516 of the Criminal Code&sol;Act Cap C38 laws-of federation of Nigeria 2004-and punishable under-the same-Section-of the Act&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The five defendants were also alleged to have altered Customs documents with intent to defraud and used the falsified documents to exit the container&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;25976" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-25976" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-25976" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;07&sol;Nigeria-Customs-Service--300x136&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Clearing Agents Alter Customs Documents&comma; Move Container From Emog Bonded Terminal" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"136" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-25976" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Nigeria Customs Service<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;