The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service generated N88.93bn in revenue from January to September 2026, while seizures and detentions during the period had a combined Duty Paid Value of N2.16bn.
The Acting Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller UU Adamu, disclosed this on Friday at a press briefing at the Customs House, Bompai, Kano, where he presented the command’s achievements over the period.
Adamu said the command generated N63.08bn in the first half of the year, with its year-to-date revenue subsequently rising to N88.93bn.
“You may wish to recall that during our half-year press briefing, the Command generated the sum of 63,078,655,523.44 billion Naira in revenue,” Adamu said, adding that the command had recorded significant improvement in revenue collection since then.
He said July recorded the highest monthly revenue collection in the history of the command, with more than N14bn generated during the month.
“It is therefore important to note that the month of July recorded the highest monthly collection in the history of the Command with over 14 billion Naira generated,” the controller said.
On anti-smuggling operations, Adamu said seizures and detentions during the period had a combined DPV of N2.16bn.
The items seized included 1,491 cartons of foreign spaghetti valued at N38.74m, 2,928 packs of foreign macaroni worth N280.73m, foreign parboiled rice, vegetable oil, soaps, smuggled vehicles and suspected diverted transit truck heads.
The command also seized five 40-foot diverted transit containers valued at N645.16m, seven smuggled vehicles with a DPV of N410.54m and eight suspected diverted transit truck heads valued at N300.91m.
Adamu said the command also intercepted unregistered pharmaceutical products comprising 712,690 tablets and 17,470 vials and ampoules, which were handed over to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control for further action.
On wildlife trafficking, the Acting Controller said Customs intercepted 48 animals on August 25, comprising 15 primates, four wild cats, 25 wild birds, two albino crocodiles and a honey badger.
Three suspects were arrested and handed over to the Special Wildlife Office at Customs headquarters.
“At this point, it is important to note that this is believed to be the largest and most diverse single seizure of wildlife ever recorded in the history of the Nigeria Customs Service and probably the West African Sub Region,” Adamu said.
He further disclosed that the command intercepted undeclared foreign currencies comprising $73,300, £15,975 and Saudi Arabian riyals worth SAR827,800.
Two suspects were handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kano Zonal Directorate, for investigation.
Adamu added that two suspects were arrested with 993.9 metres of vandalised 150-square-millimetre high-voltage aluminium conductors, while 6,072 counterfeit agro-packaging materials were also seized.
He said some intercepted smuggled vehicles were found carrying government service official number plates.
“Some intercepted smuggled vehicles have been found with Government Service official plate numbers in an attempt to evade Customs control,” he said.
The Acting Controller urged legitimate traders to comply with customs and fiscal regulations, stressing that the command would continue to combine enforcement with trade facilitation.
“For those engaged in legitimate trade, our message is clear: compliance remains the most effective way of conducting business without unnecessary interruption,” Adamu said.
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