The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun I Area Command, Idiroko, announced that it had seized contraband with a duty paid value of N770,666,237 between April and June.
The Controller of the command, Comptroller James Ojo, revealed this information during a briefing in Abeokuta on Monday. The command also generated N92,369,227 in revenue during the same period, representing a 52.46% increase compared to the corresponding period in 2023 when N53,983,622 was recorded. The command exceeded the monthly revenue target of N34,122,666.90 in June 2024 by 77.86%.
The confiscated contraband items included 219 sacks and 1,725 parcels of cannabis sativa, 940 rounds of live ammunition, 44,466 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, 2,227 pieces of pneumatic foreign-used tires, and 64 bales and 222 sacks of used clothes. Other seizures comprised 2,947 cartons of frozen poultry products, 7,015 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 21 units of vehicles, 3 units of motorcycles, and 115 pairs of used shoes.
Comptroller James Ojo emphasized that these seizures were not just statistical figures but represented the agency’s ongoing efforts to combat smuggling effectively and safeguard the local economy to ensure public health and safety and maintain the integrity of the nation’s borders.
He underscored the potential catastrophic impacts of the seized contraband on individuals and the economy.
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