The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Nigeria Customs Service to pay $150,000 in special damages to MV Agro Engineers Nigeria Limited and its Indian sister company, MV Agro Engineers Pvt Limited, after finding that Customs unlawfully auctioned part of their imported agricultural equipment. Justice Daniel Osiagor also awarded N500,000 in general damages, with 10 per cent post-judgment interest until the judgment sum is fully liquidated. The court declared that the auction of one of the companies' containers violated their constitutional right to own property, holding that cargo under government security investigation could not lawfully be treated as overtime or abandoned. The NCS has challenged the judgment at the Appeal Court.
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