Comptroller – General of the NCS, Mr Bashir Adeniyi, assured the management of the ground handling company during a visit to NAHCO Head Office and the Nahco NEPPC in Lagos.
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The Area Controller of the Command, Dalhatu Abubakar, disclosed this while officially handing over the seized currencies and three suspects to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday in Kano.
The Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, made the disclosure in a statement he issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja.
The Customs Area Controller, Patrick Ntadi, made the plea when his team visited the Marine Police and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) commands in Lagos on Wednesday.
Rumours contained in several WhatsApp voice notes alleged that a foreign trader had invoked the spirit of Ogun deity on her two trucks of rice after the trucks were allegedly stolen and smuggled into Nigeria.
The items seized by the NCS included expired food items, unregistered pharmaceutical products, and controlled security equipment.
NCS submitted that the practice remains profitable to smugglers due to the stark difference in fuel prices between Nigeria and its neighbouring countries.
The News Agency of Nigeria is reporting that the Nigeria Customs Service ladies won all three sets of the game played on Wednesday.
The suspect, a Nigerian identified as Bello Abubakar, was arrested by the Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone and Akwa Ibom Area Command while entering the country from Cameroon.
The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, John Harrison disclosed this while addressing journalists at the command on Friday.
Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Chidi Nwokorie, made this known while speaking at a press briefing on Thursday.
Maiwada said the seizure was made recently during a routine baggage check on an inbound passenger who arrived on Saudi Airline Flight No. SV401 from Saudi Arabia.
This decision follows a meeting on March 6, 2025, between the Controller of the Oyo/Osun Area Command, Joseph Adelaja, and the DSS State Director, Mr. Rasheed Adelakun, at the DSS state headquarters in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
The Spokesman of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, made this development known in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Abuja.
Shuaibu said the officers must step up the fight against smugglers and all forms of economic sabotaging and criminal acts that constitute a threat to the security of nation’s border.
The NCS, in a statement issued by its National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada (AC), in Abuja, revealed that an additional 30-day clearance period could be granted with the approval of the relevant Area Controller.
Adeniyi spoke at the World Customs Day celebration, in Abuja, where many officers and men of the NCS received awards for meritorious service.
The National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind and an Assistant Controller General, ACG Hussein Ejibunu, announced this to newsmen.
According to reports, the officers suspected the victims of being informants supplying journalists with information about smuggling activities on the road.
Adeniyi stated this in a statement by the NCS spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, on Thursday.