The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt II Command, has recorded an unprecedented revenue performance for the 2025 fiscal year, generating ₦731.2 billion and surpassing its annual target of ₦700.01 billion by 4.46 per cent.
The Comptroller of the Command, Aliyu Alkali, described the feat as a major milestone, attributing the success to the effective implementation of operational policies issued by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi.
According to Alkali, the deployment of the B’ODOGWU platform—an indigenous Unified Customs Management System—played a critical role in achieving the target. He explained that the platform improved efficiency by streamlining cargo clearance processes, reducing delays, and enhancing overall performance at the command.
In a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, Chief Superintendent of Customs Theophilus Duniya, Alkali further noted that discipline, professionalism, and strict compliance with standard operating procedures by officers and men of the command were central to exceeding the 2024 revenue benchmark.
Beyond revenue generation, the Port Harcourt II Command also recorded notable successes in its anti-smuggling operations. The Comptroller disclosed that 75 containers with a total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦47.6 billion were intercepted within the year.
He revealed that 30 of the containers contained expired, unregistered, or illicit pharmaceutical products, while the remaining consignments were seized for various violations of customs regulations. Alkali stressed that the seizures were intended to serve as a strong warning to individuals involved in illegal trade and urged importers and clearing agents to uphold honesty and transparency in their declarations.
Meanwhile, in a related development, the Apapa Command of the NCS has intercepted 25.5 kilograms of cocaine concealed on board a Brazilian vessel, MV San Anthonio.
The Customs Area Controller of Apapa Command, Emmanuel Oshoba, said the illicit drugs were discovered in 24 parcels following an intelligence-driven operation. He disclosed that the vessel, which sailed from Brazil, had made stopovers at ports in Honduras and Guatemala—areas suspected to be drug-trafficking routes—before arriving in Nigeria.
Oshoba confirmed that the vessel has been detained for further investigation, reiterating the Service’s zero-tolerance policy toward illicit trade. He added that security surveillance had been intensified, especially during the Yuletide period, to safeguard national security and economic interests.
