RismadarVoice Reporters
January 30, 2026
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port and Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command, has handed over seized arms and ammunition to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW).
The command disclosed in a statement on Friday that the weapons were intercepted on 25 different occasions during the examination of imported vehicles between 2022 and 2025.
Speaking at the handover ceremony at the PTML Command, the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Joe Anani, said the exercise reaffirmed the Service’s zero tolerance for smuggling, its commitment to border security, trade facilitation, and inter-agency collaboration.
According to Anani, the handover was carried out with the approval of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, under whose leadership the seizures were made.
“The items handed over include five pistols of different makes, one Crossman Pump Master rifle, 132 Remington live cartridges, 51 rounds of 9mm Luger ammunition, four 9mm magazines, 40 rounds of assorted 9mm and blank or hollow ammunition, as well as 118 empty 9mm shells,” he said.
He explained that the seizures were the result of sustained vigilance and collaboration with other security agencies operating at the port, stressing that the PTML Command remains a no-go area for unlawful trade.
Anani further noted that the command is committed to the implementation of the Revised Kyoto Convention of the World Customs Organization, which seeks to balance trade facilitation with effective regulatory control.
He also highlighted the impact of the Nigeria Customs Service Modernization Project, stating that the deployment of the Unified Customs Management System, also known as B’Odogwu, has significantly improved productivity at the command. He added that the command would soon receive cargo scanners to further strengthen its capacity to detect concealed items such as arms and ammunition.
On revenue performance, Anani disclosed that with two days to the end of January 2026, the command had generated N44.06bn, exceeding the N40.50bn recorded in January 2025 by N3.56bn, representing an 8.8 per cent increase. He commended compliant stakeholders for their continued cooperation.
“On behalf of the Comptroller-General of Customs, I hereby formally hand over these seizures to the NCCSALW for appropriate action,” Anani said.
The seized items were received by the South-West Zonal Coordinator of the NCCSALW, CP Mustapha Abiodun Alamutu (Rtd).
