The Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has recorded 43 seizures with a total Duty Paid Value of N3.15 billion within 15 days of Comptroller Abdulhamid Ibrahim assuming office on September 29, 2026.
Speaking at his maiden press briefing in Idiroko on October 15, Ibrahim said operatives on October 2 intercepted three trucks conveying 2,740 cartons of foreign Siddo Pasta concealed with milk, 6,000 cartons of Ginny pasta and 6,500 Doga pasta, while on October 4 a Dangote truck with 100 bags of foreign rice concealed in stones was intercepted along Afamin Dangote-Itori axis. On October 11, a truck with 321 army camouflage face caps and 27,831 unregistered drugs including codeine syrup without NAFDAC number was seized.
Ibrahim said the five trucks valued at N1.235 billion will be forfeited under Section 248 of Customs Act 2023, while other seizures include 4,013 parcels of cannabis sativa, 950 litres of PMS, 660 bags of foreign rice, used tyres, second-hand clothing, shoes, bags and 13 foreign-used vehicles. The cannabis was handed over to NDLEA Idiroko Special Command, as he reaffirmed zero-tolerance for smuggling under CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi’s leadership.
