Customs Generate N350bn At Ports Terminal, Intercepts N200m Unregistered Drugs

The Customs Area Controller of the Ports Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller Joe Anani, has announced the generation of N350.3billion from imports between January and September 2025.

Speaking at his maiden press briefing, the Customs boss said the collection represents 96.64 per cent and is almost equal to the N362.5 billion that the Command collected from January to December 2024.

According to him, the Command also intercepted a 1X20FT container with marks and number GCNU1275880 falsely declared as supermarket items, but upon 100% examination, it contained pharmaceutical drugs.

He also revealed that for the third quarter of 2025, the Command recorded a total revenue of N116.2 billion, which is 34.3 per cent higher than the N86.6 billion collected during the third quarter of 2024.

According to him, a comparative analysis of the Command’s revenue performance in the last quarter showed that the Command has maintained a steady increase in collection. This is happening despite the teething challenges of the B’Odogwu platform, which the Command is fast overcoming.

Speaking on anti-smuggling, the CAC said two containers of unregistered medicines that were intercepted include: one WE Tactical made in Taiwan Airsoft pistol, two magazines and 12 rounds of live ammunition, 1x40ft container with marks and number ACLU9806850 falsely declared as magnetic resonance imaging apparatus but upon 100% examination found to contain 6,262 cartons of antibiotics of various brands

He added that, in accordance with the CGC’s directive on enhancing customs community relationships, the command’s existing relationships with sister government agencies and other stakeholders have been boosted.

In line with the collaboration policy thrust of the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller Anani handed the seized containers over to the Director of Port Inspection Directorate of NAFDAC, Dr Olakunle Olaniran.

“Our anti-smuggling and enforcement drives remain intact without compromise. As a command, we are not compromising national security on the altar of trade facilitation.

“I have visited various government agencies and received them in my office on similar visits where we renewed our resolve for regular cooperation, interagency collaboration, intelligence sharing and crime prevention strategies.

“I want to thank our stakeholders and urge them once again to stay on the path of obedience to the law. Compliance saves time and money and helps build a reputation for business growth towards migration into the AEO status.”

However, Dr Olaniran, the director, who received the seizures, applauded the Customs Service for their life-saving enforcement drive.

He commended the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Customs and NAFDAC as a working pact and urged Nigerians to patronise only registered pharmaceutical vendors.

The NAFDAC Director also praised Comptroller Anani for supporting NAFDAC in safeguarding Nigerian lives by ensuring that such prohibited medicines, including hypertension drugs and other prescription medications without NAFDAC Numbers, are not allowed into the country.