The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has given reasons on why it raided Frasier Suites located in Abuja.
DC Joseph Attah, Customs Public Relations Officer, in statement sent to journalists, said they had received intelligence from informants that owners of some exotic cars including bullet proof without duty payment quickly removed their vehicles from a car mart and took them to Fraser hotel Abuja.
“On arrival at the hotel, our operatives interacted with the manager and eventually left with four vehicles leaving six behind, while expecting the manager to provide the keys to the cars left behind.”
“However, the manager this morning gave a written undertaking to produce a Customs vehicle duty payment documents to support his claim that the vehicles were not smuggled. We assured him of prompt release of the vehicles as soon as evidence of appropriate duty payments is presented.” He said.
Some media houses had reported that the operatives went harassed and intimidated guests from room to rooms waking up guests to come and identify thir vehicles.”
The NCS had denied doing such and further advised Nigerians to beware of fake news.
“The Service has no intention to start raiding hotels.” Meanwhile, Fraser Suites has confirmed that no such thing happened.
