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Kwara Customs Generates ₦3.89 Billion, Records Seizures Worth ₦204.7 Million

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Kwara Customs Generates ₦3.89 Billion, Records Seizures Worth ₦204.7 Million By Bimpe Audu The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kwara Area Command, generated over ₦3.89 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2026 and recorded seizures with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) exceeding ₦204.7 million between March and May 2026. The Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Najeem Ogundeyi, disclosed this during a press briefing held on Wednesday, 7 May 2026. According to him, despite the closure of Nigeria’s border with the Republic of Benin since August 2019, the Command has continued to generate revenue mainly through excise factories and anti-smuggling activities. The Command generated a total of ₦3,895,333,182.94 in the first quarter of 2026. On anti-smuggling operations, officers of the Command carried out several interceptions across major smuggling routes within Kwara State and neighbouring areas, including the Bukuro axis, the Gurumi and Sikira axis, Okuta axis, Boriya axis, Tewu and Bero axis, Sango and Okeoyi road, Alapa axis, Malete and Bani axis, Offa and Idofian road, Lagos-Ilorin Expressway, and Eiyenkorin axis. Ogundeyi explained that the areas remain under close watch because of their frequent use by smugglers involved in illegal trade and the movement of prohibited goods. Items seized during the period include 155 bags of foreign parboiled rice valued at ₦52.4 million, 70 pieces of second-hand tyres worth ₦1.4 million, 418 jerrycans of vegetable oil with a DPV of ₦27.1 million, and 3,697 packages of macaroni pasta valued at ₦110.9 million. Other items intercepted were 237 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit totalling 5,925 litres with a DPV of ₦2.37 million, 49.5 kilogrammes of cannabis valued at ₦4 million, 376 kilogrammes of tramadol valued at ₦564,000, 19 jerrycans of corrosive oxidiser chemicals valued at ₦792,439, as well as 18 bales of second-hand clothing worth ₦5.1 million. The Command recorded nine seizures within the period under review with a total Duty Paid Value of ₦204,763,439. “We will continue to secure our borders and ensure that those involved in illegal activities are brought to justice while legitimate trade thrives,” Ogundeyi stated.  Ogundeyi commended officers of the Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU) and Customs Police Unit (CPU) for the improvement recorded in intelligence gathering, operations and discipline within the Command. He further praised the cooperation between the Command and other security agencies, describing the relationship as instrumental to the successes recorded. Ogundeyi attributed the achievements to the leadership and support of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, and the Service's management team for providing the necessary operational support to the Command.

By Bimpe Audu

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kwara Area Command, generated over ₦3.89 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2026 and recorded seizures with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) exceeding ₦204.7 million between March and May 2026.

The Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Najeem Ogundeyi, disclosed this during a press briefing held on Wednesday, 7 May 2026.

According to him, despite the closure of Nigeria’s border with the Republic of Benin since August 2019, the Command has continued to generate revenue mainly through excise factories and anti-smuggling activities.

The Command generated a total of ₦3,895,333,182.94 in the first quarter of 2026.

On anti-smuggling operations, officers of the Command carried out several interceptions across major smuggling routes within Kwara State and neighbouring areas, including the Bukuro axis, the Gurumi and Sikira axis, Okuta axis, Boriya axis, Tewu and Bero axis, Sango and Okeoyi road, Alapa axis, Malete and Bani axis, Offa and Idofian road, Lagos-Ilorin Expressway, and Eiyenkorin axis.

Ogundeyi explained that the areas remain under close watch because of their frequent use by smugglers involved in illegal trade and the movement of prohibited goods.

Items seized during the period include 155 bags of foreign parboiled rice valued at ₦52.4 million, 70 pieces of second-hand tyres worth ₦1.4 million, 418 jerrycans of vegetable oil with a DPV of ₦27.1 million, and 3,697 packages of macaroni pasta valued at ₦110.9 million.

Other items intercepted were 237 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit totalling 5,925 litres with a DPV of ₦2.37 million, 49.5 kilogrammes of cannabis valued at ₦4 million, 376 kilogrammes of tramadol valued at ₦564,000, 19 jerrycans of corrosive oxidiser chemicals valued at ₦792,439, as well as 18 bales of second-hand clothing worth ₦5.1 million.

The Command recorded nine seizures within the period under review with a total Duty Paid Value of ₦204,763,439.

“We will continue to secure our borders and ensure that those involved in illegal activities are brought to justice while legitimate trade thrives,” Ogundeyi stated. 

Ogundeyi commended officers of the Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU) and Customs Police Unit (CPU) for the improvement recorded in intelligence gathering, operations and discipline within the Command.

He further praised the cooperation between the Command and other security agencies, describing the relationship as instrumental to the successes recorded.

Ogundeyi attributed the achievements to the leadership and support of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, and the Service’s management team for providing the necessary operational support to the Command.

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