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Customs Don Collect N44.06bn For January, Arms Seized Again

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Customs Don Collect N44.06bn For January, Arms Seized Again
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My people, listen well! Nigeria Customs Service don burst our heads again with beta news wey concern their January 2026 report. Dem generate wahala N44.06 billion! Abeg, that one no be small money oh! E don pass the N40.50 billion wey dem collect same time for 2025 by N3.56 billion! Na 8.8% increase from last year, and e mean say dem dey do something correct for that side.

Joe Anani, wey be Customs Area Comptroller for Port and Terminal Multiservices Limited Command, carry this gist come outside as e dey hand over arms wey dem seize from bad boys to the peeps from National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons. He no fit hide him joy as e thank all the stakeholders wey cooperate with dem. Na dem sabi, he wan talk say without dem, dem no go fit achieve this kind big progress.

As e dey hand over the gun wey dem seize, Joe tell us say dem catch plenty contraband wey enter Nigeria from 2022 to 2025. Dem intercept arms on 25 different occasions wen dem dey check imported vehicles. E no go better for those wey dey carry illegal goods, as Joe reaffirm say Customs no go allow any smuggling waka inside our country.

For people wey dey wonder wetin dem find, e get five pistols with different models, one Crosman Pump Master rifle, 132 live cartridges, and plenty ammo like 9mm Luger wey fit collect body. Na serious matter dem dey handle oh! Joe so proud as him talk say dem dey work hand in hand with other security agencies wey dey for port. No be play, dem mean business!

Joe no stop there; e still mention say dem don start plan to make operations beta by using the Revised Kyoto Convention to balance trade wahala with correct control. If you sabi, na World Customs Organisation wey dey oversee am. E no dey play with illegal trade, and dem wan make sure say only proper business dey happen for our borders.

Dem also get this new project, wey dem dey call B’Odogwu. Wetin be dis? Na new management system wey dem use to dey check cargo. E don help dem plenty for productivity, and soon dem go bring new cargo scanners wey go help dem catch more illegal items like guns. Na so we go fit keep our land safer, my guy!

So my people, na make Joe hand over all these seized arms to the South-West Zonal Coordinator wey get the title CP Mustapha Abiodun Alamutu (Retd). Na so dem dey work to fight illegal arms wey dey enter Nigeria. This one no go fit end well for anybody wey dey try smuggle arms again.


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