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The Lekki tokunbo Honda Accord with the Apapa Customs receipt: how Lagos State VIO and federal Customs records cross-check

Nigeria's used-car market — known nationally as tokunbo (Yoruba for "second-hand", originally referring to imported vehicles) — moves through Apapa, Tin Can Island, and Onne ports under federal Customs administration, then registers with the state-level Vehicle Inspection Office. Lagos State's VIO and federal Nigeria Customs records cross-check at certain points; a Honda Accord in Lekki with a clean tokunbo story can have a Customs valuation gap that surfaces later. How to read the chain before signing.