Five senior Customs officers at the Tin-Can Island Port, Lagos, have been queried for alleged dereliction of duty.
They have been invited to the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) in Ikeja, Lagos to explain why they released a 20-foot container carrying goods not declared in the Bill of Lading.
Sources said the officers had been ordered to go to the FOU before moving to Abuja to face a disciplinary panel.
A source said: “The container was released by senior Customs officials at Tin-Can port but FOU officers intercepted the container, following a tip-off.
“Some of the items in the container include a vehicle, tiles and over 300 cartoons of items that were not declared by the importer.”
FOU’s Public Relations Officer Uche Ejesim confirmed the seizures. He did not give details.