KANO/JIGAWA CUSTOMS GENERATES N63BN IN SIX MONTHS, SEIZES N1.71BN WORTH OF CONTRABAND
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated ₦63.08 billion in revenue between January and June 2026, recording a 7.4 per cent increase over the ₦58.39 billion collected during the corresponding period in 2025.
The Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller Usman Adamu, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the Customs House in Bompai, Kano.
Adamu said the improved revenue performance was recorded despite a decline in cargo throughput, with the Kano Free Trade Zone contributing over ₦26 billion during the first half of the year.
He noted that the Free Trade Zone’s contribution surpassed its total revenue for the whole of 2025 by about ₦4 billion, while the Command also recovered approximately ₦3 billion through the enforcement of transit procedures.
According to him, the achievements resulted from deliberate operational strategies, intelligence-led enforcement and strengthened collaboration with other security agencies.
He reiterated the Command’s commitment to boosting revenue generation, suppressing smuggling and protecting Nigeria’s economy.
On enforcement activities, Adamu said intensified intelligence-driven operations led to the seizure of prohibited and restricted goods across 13 categories.
The seized items included unregistered pharmaceuticals such as tramadol and pregabalin, four air pistols imported in violation of the Firearms Act, elephant tusks and other endangered wildlife products, more than 2,000 kegs of foreign refined vegetable oil, military equipment, 14 transit containers diverted in breach of customs procedures, smuggled vehicles, an RX Drone Camera GPS imported without the required End User Certificate, foreign rice and pasta, as well as counterfeit agrochemical packaging materials.
He disclosed that 22 suspects were arrested in connection with the seizures, with some transferred to relevant agencies for further investigation, while others remain on administrative bail.
According to the Acting Controller, the total Duty Paid Value of the seized items stood at ₦1.71 billion.
Adamu further revealed that operatives at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport intercepted undeclared foreign currencies and negotiable instruments, including 568,100 US dollars, 134,256 Saudi Riyals, 28 Chinese Yuan, 20 Ghanaian Cedis and 35 kilogrammes of silver bars valued at ₦175 million, in contravention of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2022.
He attributed the Command’s performance to reforms such as the deployment of an end-to-end transit monitoring system, improved border revenue collection, enhanced intelligence surveillance, streamlined cargo clearance procedures, strengthened operations at the Kano Free Trade Zone and the introduction of a real-time revenue monitoring dashboard.
Adamu commended the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, for providing the leadership that has strengthened the Service’s operations nationwide.
He urged stakeholders and members of the public to comply with government fiscal and trade policies, assuring that the Command would sustain intelligence-led operations and collaboration with relevant agencies to facilitate legitimate trade, protect the nation’s economy and enhance revenue generation.
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