Nigerian billionaire music promoter and Five star music co-owner Emeka Okonkwo popularly known as E-Money has some clearance to do with the Nigerian custom agency.
According to reports, 10 vehicles belonging E-Money has been confiscated by the Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone A, Nigeria Customs Service due to under-payment of duty on the vehicles.
Following a tip-off about the value of duty paid these vehicles, Officials of Federal Operations Unit intercepted the officers and men of Apapa Customs Command, who initially was said to have cleared the vehicles.
A source at FOU confirmed the seizure to Vanguard, explaining that E-Money himself had visited the Unit to try and take back custody of the vehicles, but that FOU leadership had insisted on complete payment of duty before the vehicles can be released to him.
It was gathered that the popular promoter paid over N6 million duty and the vehicles released to him.
This was confirmed by the Customs Area Controller, CAC, Garba Mohammed, who said:
“We have released the vehicles to him. He came and paid over N6 million. I think about N6.7 million or thereabouts.”