Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Port Command has seized illicit drugs, arms and ammunition and some contraband valued at N8.05 billion within the first six months of 2025.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Oscar Ivara explained in a statement on Thursday that the service recorded significant progress in its drive towards safe-guarding the nation and her citizens from the threat of unwholesome items, noting that the command confiscated and successfully handed over illicit drugs to National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Also, the Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Frank Onyeka
stressed that the feat was achieved through the timely interception of 2 x 20ft containers of which were separately found to contain 128 packets of Cannabis Indica, 97 packets of crystal methamphetamial, and 1,735 packet of Cannabis Indica with a combine total weight of over 1,000 kilogrammes.
The comptroller stressed that with thorough physical and non-intrusive inspection examinations, the command uncovered arms and ammunition and other military equipment concealed in a 1x40ft container which was conveying four used vehicles.
Onyeka added: “The items recover includes the following: Rugger P345 pistol Reg. No. 664 – 75425, 123 GEN 4 Austria Pistol Reg. No. TO 6252, 100 rounds of live ammunition of 9mm, 34 rounds of blank ammunition of 9mm, four rounds of blank ammunition, five empty magazines, two handcuffs and one small iron touch light.
“To ensure proper hardly of the items, the Customs Area Controller handed over to the Department of State Services (DSS), Tincan Island Port Command, alongside the consignee and the declarant.”
Also, the service collected
announced the collection of N747 billion as revenue for the first half of 2025.
Onyeka disclosed that this figure indicated a remarkable surplus of N171.72 billion when compared to the first half of 2024, which stood at N575.35 billion.
This figure, according to him, represents a growth of approximately 29.85 per cent increase and has achieved a 98.03 per cent of the expected collection for the first half of the year 2025.
Onyeka noted: “In January 2025, the command generated the sum of N116,412,735,766.23 as against N88,430,128,122.76 in the same period of 2024, while in the month of February, the Command recorded a total of N103,254,292,293,823.23, above that of the previous year which stood at N100,253,187,122.76.
“The months of March to May 2025 witnessed an increase in its revenue with the collections of N128,266,643,816.08, N145,020,168,704.83, N128,446,323,224.79 respectively. These figures quoted above also showed an increase when compared to the Command’s expected monthly revenue target of N127, 055,833,289.88 and those of March to May 2024 which stood at N115,108,066,256.20, N95,703,614,360.55, N92,671,603,418.04 respectively.
“The month of June 2025 generated a total of N125, 679,068,853.75, surpassing the figure recorded in corresponding period of the previous year which stood at N83, 192,847,758.97.”
