OGUN: Records Customs Top useful, Rolls Royce, others

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command has declared that he had recorded a total sum of N45.054.191.00 for the month of July 2025.

The entrances, according to the area controller, the controller Godwin Otunla is an increase of 27.4% recorded in the corresponding month in 2024, for a total of N35,327,852.00.

Speaking to the briefing print held on the border with Idiroko, Thursday, the controller stated that the value of the duty paid (DPV) of the convulsions amounts to N1.401,531,923.95, which represents a significant economic loss for the smugglers but a huge gain for the national economy and security.

He added that the inter-agency collaboration framework with the twin agencies produced positive results, in the push against smuggling.

Other convulsions, according to the area that the commander includes foreign parboices of 50 kg every 4,424 bags, which is over 7 loads of trucks, and cannabis sativa, commonly known as marijuana of 50 bags and 1,936 packets of coconut size.

Others are 6400 liters of Premium motor spirit (PMS), 105 pieces of used tires, 21 bales and 3 bags of used clothes and 3 units of used foreign vehicles, including a rolls-royce for a value of billions of Naira.

“This remarkable growth is a reflection of our improvement in conformity, an improvement in monitoring border activities and a solid involvement of the interested parties.

“Consistent with our collaboration framework between agencies, the illegal drugs seized will be delivered today to the NDLEA commander, the special IDiroko command, for further investigations and necessary actions.

“This synergy is not only in accordance with government directives, but also strengthens our collective determination to safeguard public health, guarantee national security and protect the future of our young people from the devastating effects of drugs,” he said

The controller of the area, however, warned that its officers will continue to be vigilant, resolved and adamble in the fight against smuggling and economic sabotitioners.

“Regardless of the refinement of your tricks, our officers will continue to contrast the buffering and we will bring all the weight of the law against you,” he added