By Augustine Ehikioya
To intensify fight against smuggling of goods into Nigeria, the Comptroller General of Customs, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on Thursday 21st November, 2024, convened a high-level meeting with Customs Area Controllers in charge of Border areas.
The move, Security Watch Africa (SWA) gathered, is a bold step to reinforce the Nigeria Customs Service’s unwavering commitment to combating smuggling.
“The strategic engagement focused on innovative approaches, operational challenges, and actionable strategies to revigorate the fight against smuggling.
“Highlighting the Service’s determination, the CGC emphasized collaboration, intelligence-driven enforcement, and community engagement as key pillars to secure Nigeria’s borders and protect the nation’s economy.
“This meeting reaffirms the NCS’s relentless pursuit of its mandate and its resolve to outsmart smugglers at every turn.”