PTML Customs Command Hands Over Intercepted Arms and Ammunition to NCCSALW, Record N44.58bn in January
Compt Anani
The Port and Terminal Multiservices Ltd. (PTML), Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has handed over seized arms and ammunition which were concealed in imported vehicles to the relevant agency.
The Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Joe Anani, who disclosed this weekend said the offensive items were handed over to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), South West Zone.
Anani said the items were seized under the supervision of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, adding that the hand over was in line with inter-agency collaboration.
The seized arms and ammunition which were intercepted on 25 different occasions during routine and intelligence-driven examinations of imported vehicles between 2022 and 2025 included five pistols of various makes and a Crosman Pump Master rifle.
According to the Controller, “The haul also comprised 132 Remington live cartridges, 51 rounds of 9mm Luger ammunition, 40 assorted 9mm blank and hollow rounds, as well as 118 empty 9mm shells.”
“A total of four 9mm magazines were also recovered, further underscoring the dangerous intent behind the attempted smuggling,” .
The Controller said the interception was due to the vigilance, professionalism and collective diligence of officers of his command, who worked in synergy with other security and regulatory agencies in the seaport.
He warned importers against illicit imports, adding that his Command remains ‘ a no-go area for illegal trade’, stating that those who chose to flout the law will be brought to book.
The South West Coordinator of NCCSALW, retired Commissioner of Police Mustapha Alamutu, who received the seized arms and ammunition commended the Customs Service for the vigilance and consistency in tackling illicit arms.
Anani disclosed that there have been improvements on the operations of the Unified Customs Management System (UCMS), known as B’Odogwu.
He said the Command collected the sum of N44.58 billion revenue between Jan. 2 and Jan. 29, adding that this represents 8.8 per cent increase over the N40.49 billion recorded in the same period of January 2025.
He attributed the revenue growth to improved stakeholders compliance to trade regulations and the dedication of officers of the command.
As part of the mordernisation drive, he said the Command will soon cargo scanners, explaining that this will no doubt further strengthen its capacity to detect concealed contraband.
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