Customs Intercepts Smuggled Rice, Vehicles, Others Worth N3.1bn in 21 Days
By Francis Ugwoke
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced seizures of different goods worth N3.1bn in three weeks.
This was disclosed by the Controller of the Command, Compt. Mohammed Shuaibu at a briefing in Lagos on Thursday.
Among the seized items were used cars, seven truckloads of rice, petrol, cannabis sativa, used clothings and other contraband worth which duty paid value was put at N3.145bn.
Shuaibu told newsmen that the seizures were made possible following increased surveillance and intelligence reports.
Most of the seizures, according to him, were around in the South West, mainly at Ilaro, Owode, Ajilete, and Imeko-Afon in Ogun State.
Others were at the Ondo/Ekiti axis; Shaki and Iseyin in Oyo State and Lagos areas.
He disclosed that 13 suspects were arrested in connection with the 76 interceptions of the smuggled items.
According to the Controller, “These efforts led to a total of 76 interceptions of smuggled and contraband goods, which include the following:4,068 bags of foreign parboiled rice (50kg each) equivalent to seven trailer loads, 22 used (tokunbo) vehicles, including two Ashok Leyland drilling trucks, 485 jerrycans of 25 litres each of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) totaling 12,125 litres, 120 bales of used clothing, 57 parcels of Cannabis Sativa, 47 cartons of foreign poultry products and 770 jerrycans of 25 litres each of foreign vegetable oil.
“In addition to these, we made notable seizures involving eight containers with misdeclared goods or attempts to evade duties. The breakdown is as follows:4x40ft containers, MSKU-1629585 – Sacks of used shoes and canvas, MSKU-0733723 – Auto spare parts, used tyres, and vehicles, TCNU-9441240 – Furniture, ACLU-9673721 – Spare parts, used tyres, and vehicles, 4x20ft containers: TEMU-4596866 – Furniture, TCLU-3866419 – Furniture, TCKU-3962096 – Furniture and TCKU-1497232 – pali bitters drinks.”
Shuaibu added that the Unit was able to collect the sum of N47.834 million from the issuance of Demand Notices (DNs) on undervalued goods cleared from the ports between July 18 and August 12, 2025.
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced seizures of different goods worth N3.1bn in three weeks.
This was disclosed by the Controller of the Command, Compt. Mohammed Shuaibu at a briefing in Lagos on Thursday.
Among the seized items were used cars, seven truckloads of rice, petrol, cannabis sativa, used clothings and other contraband worth which duty paid value was put at N3.145bn.
Shuaibu told newsmen that the seizures were made possible following increased surveillance and intelligence reports.
Most of the seizures, according to him, were around in the South West, mainly at Ilaro, Owode, Ajilete, and Imeko-Afon in Ogun State.
Others were at the Ondo/Ekiti axis; Shaki and Iseyin in Oyo State and Lagos areas.
He disclosed that 13 suspects were arrested in connection with the 76 interceptions of the smuggled items.
According to the Controller, “These efforts led to a total of 76 interceptions of smuggled and contraband goods, which include the following:4,068 bags of foreign parboiled rice (50kg each) equivalent to seven trailer loads, 22 used (tokunbo) vehicles, including two Ashok Leyland drilling trucks, 485 jerrycans of 25 litres each of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) totaling 12,125 litres, 120 bales of used clothing, 57 parcels of Cannabis Sativa, 47 cartons of foreign poultry products and 770 jerrycans of 25 litres each of foreign vegetable oil.
“In addition to these, we made notable seizures involving eight containers with misdeclared goods or attempts to evade duties. The breakdown is as follows:4x40ft containers, MSKU-1629585 – Sacks of used shoes and canvas, MSKU-0733723 – Auto spare parts, used tyres, and vehicles, TCNU-9441240 – Furniture, ACLU-9673721 – Spare parts, used tyres, and vehicles, 4x20ft containers: TEMU-4596866 – Furniture, TCLU-3866419 – Furniture, TCKU-3962096 – Furniture and TCKU-1497232 – pali bitters drinks.”
Shuaibu added that the Unit was able to collect the sum of N47.834 million from the issuance of Demand Notices (DNs) on undervalued goods cleared from the ports between July 18 and August 12, 2025.
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