The Customs Space Controller, Seme Space Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Compt. Ben Oramalugo has generated over N3.57 billion in income between January and Might and facilitated export consignments of 220,300 metric tonnes, valued at N47 billion Free on Board (FOB).
The CAC, who lamented over non-functional scanning machines, stated the command skilled over seven years of energy outage and poor street infrastructure and border porosity, which was disclosed when the zonal Coordinator, Zone A, Assistant Comptroller Normal, Charles Orbih, visited the Seme Space Command, positioned on the ECOWAS Joint Border Publish, Seme-Krake.
In line with Compt. Oramalugo, the command seized contraband price N889 million, which consists of expired prescription drugs, marijuana and corrosive mercury.
He stated, “Your presence right this moment is a testomony to your dedication to strengthen the operations of the Zone, making certain that the Instructions and Items ship their mandates as enshrined within the extant legal guidelines.”
He introduced an in depth overview of the Command’s mandates and achievements in income era, anti-smuggling operations, commerce facilitation and border safety.
“Between January and Might 2025, the Command generated over N3.57 billion in income and facilitated export consignments of 220,300 metric tonnes, valued at N47 billion Free on Board (FOB). He additionally highlighted anti-smuggling efforts that resulted in seizures price N889 million, together with the interception of expired prescription drugs, marijuana and corrosive mercury, which had been handed over to the related safety businesses for additional investigation.
“The a number of challenges dealing with the Command are year-round energy outage, poor street infrastructure, non-functional scanning gear, and border porosity. Now we have launched into advocacy for infrastructure upgrades, deployment of contemporary surveillance instruments, and deeper collaboration with sister safety businesses and native communities to deal with these considerations.”
In his remarks, ACG Orbih lauded the management of the Seme Space Command for initiatives such because the renovation of the COWA constructing, upgrading of the sports activities complicated, and the latest commissioning of the officers’ mess.
He described these initiatives as symbolic of the Command’s alignment with the imaginative and prescient of the Comptroller-Normal of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, who has anchored the Service’s transformation agenda on Consolidation, Collaboration, and Innovation.
(6) ACG Orbih highlighted the Zone’s spectacular contributions to nationwide income, noting that the Zone accounted for 79.8% of the NCS’s N1.3 trillion income assortment within the first quarter of 2025.
He additionally reaffirmed the Service’s modernisation journey by initiatives such because the Advance Ruling System, Authorised {Economic} Operators (AEO) programme, and B’Odogwu platform, the indigenous Customs Clearance system.
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