The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, announced that it facilitated the exportation of 2,029 trucks of goods with a Free-on-Board (FOB) value of N16.9 billion between March 14 and May 13, 2025. The National Export Supervision Scheme (NESS) fees for the exports totaled N84.5 million.
Customs Area Controller Dr. Ben Oramalugo made this known on Wednesday while presenting recent anti-smuggling achievements. He stated that the command also generated N847 million in revenue during the same period, underscoring the command’s dedication to preventing revenue leakage and supporting the Federal Government’s non-oil export diversification agenda.
Dr. Oramalugo highlighted that over 88,036 metric tonnes of made-in-Nigeria goods were exported through the Seme border, demonstrating the command’s growing role as a key trade facilitator and supporter of local industries.
He also detailed a series of seizures made by the command’s operatives:
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Foreign coins with a total value of N48.9 million, intercepted during stop-and-search operations. These included British pounds, Canadian cents, and other denominations, which are prohibited imports under Nigeria’s Common External Tariff regulations.
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Six canisters of corrosive mercury suspected to be components for improvised explosive devices intercepted from a Toyota Avensis along the Badagry-Lagos Expressway. One suspect was arrested.
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553 parcels of Cannabis Sativa, 1,415 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 750 kegs of petrol (PMS), 30 cartons of tobacco, 50 cartons of ketchup, 50 bales of second-hand clothing, five vehicles used for smuggling, a boat and engine, and unregistered pharmaceuticals including CA-C100 Vitamin C and Haldol injections.
The total duty-paid value of the seized items was N669 million.
Dr. Oramalugo emphasized the command’s collaboration with other agencies for investigations and prosecutions related to intercepted narcotics, hazardous materials, and unregistered medicines. He also warned against the dangers of smuggling and urged community members, especially youths, to avoid being recruited for illegal activities that obstruct law enforcement.
He reaffirmed the command’s commitment to its core mandates of revenue collection, trade facilitation, and anti-smuggling enforcement in the interest of national security and economic growth
