The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, has reported intercepting 75 contrabands within the last 15 months.
The command also stated that it generated N3.7 trillion in revenue during the period under review.
This was disclosed in a Friday document analysing Babatunde Olomu’s achievements as the Customs Area Controller of the command.
Earlier in the week, PUNCH reported that the NCS Board, at its 63rd regular meeting, approved the appointment of Babadende Olomu and 11 others as Assistant Comptroller Generals. Until his appointment, Olomu was the CAC in charge of the Apapa Area Command.
In May, PUNCH reported that the command intercepted 11 containers carrying unregistered sex drugs, expired foodstuffs, and other contraband worth N921bn at Apapa Ports between January and May.
Also in August, the command intercepted 16 containers carrying contraband, including arms and expired pharmaceuticals.
Speaking during an event showcasing some of the seizures to journalists, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said the importation of such containers violated laws and threatened the peace and security of the country.
Meanwhile, the document noted that Olomu, who assumed leadership of the command on 5th May 2024, generated N3.7tn in revenue between May 2024 and July 2025. Within this period, monthly collections rose steadily, moving from N175.1bn in May 2024 to over N200bn by July, before peaking at N269.3bn in January 2025. Although there were slight fluctuations in subsequent months, the command consistently maintained collections above N200bn, contributing to the cumulative figure of N3.7tn.
In the last 15 months, the command also recorded 75 interceptions of contraband, including “assorted rifles, ammunition, expired pharmaceuticals, fake drugs, and banned substances such as codeine, tramadol, used clothing, expired margarine, codeine syrup, wild animal skins, and stolen vehicles.”
Other seizures included containers of stolen vehicles and restricted security gadgets, such as drones and telecommunication devices. An additional 60 units of warrior drones without valid End-User Certificates were recovered, along with 53 helicopter drones evacuated from a container marked CFAX3, with an estimated duty-paid value of N2.1m. Ten professional FM transceivers were also confiscated, among other contraband. In total, the seizures involved 62 pieces of 40ft containers and 13 pieces of 20ft containers.
Adeniyi commended Olomu for intercepting various contrabands that could have threatened national security through the importation of illicit cargo.
He said, “The Apapa Command handles the highest volume of trade for NCS, collects the highest revenue, and is therefore saddled with a higher degree of expectation from the management of the service and the government. I urge them to maintain this level of performance. Let me advise our port users to embrace only legitimate trade. NCS, under my leadership, is fully committed to its responsibilities in detecting all forms of concealment.”
