Seme Customs Hits Historical 1.5BN Siezures in Sept.
.Intercepts 10,000 Expired Flour, Foreign Rice & Illicit Drugs
By James Shodiya -The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has made an historical seizures of One Billion, Five Hundred Million Twenty Nine Thousand, Two Hundred and Thirty Three Naira Eighty Eight Kobo (N 1,500,029,233,88) worths of Revenue in the month of September 2025, making it the highest seizures made at the command in recent time.
Seizures made at the command includes: 10,000 bags of expired Flour, 2,043 bags of Foreign Perboid Rice, 150 bales of second-hand Cloths, 169 bottles of DSP Cough Syrup with Codein, PMS and used vehicles.
The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Wale Adenuga revealed this in a Press briefing at Seme Border on Thursday
According to Compt. Adenuga, the historical achievement is based on the CGC’s reform agenda built on compliance, transparency and data driven monitoring of goods as well as the dedication of officers and men who continues to embody his vision of a modern efficient and accountable Customs Service.
He added that the command facilitated an export of Fifty-three Thousands, Nine Hundred and Eighty Six Metric Tones of goods with a Free on Board Value of Seven Billion Nine Hundred and Sixty Nine Million, Three Hundred and Seventy-Six Thousand, One Hundred and Ninety Eight Naira Seventy Eight Kobo ( 7,868,376,188.78)
He said that the exports comprising Agricultural Produce and manufactured goods, demonstrating the renewed confidence of exporters in the Seme Command as a viable trade hub in the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scgene ( ETIS)
Speaking on Anti-Smuggling, the CAC assured that Seme Command remains unwavering in its commitment to suppress smuggling and protect national security, public health and economic stability.
