The Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 1,433 rounds of live ammunition and five Dane guns from various locations across the state.
This was revealed by the Area Comptroller, Mr. Godwin Otunla, during a handover ceremony to the Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday in Idiroko.
Otunla stated that, in adherence to inter-agency collaboration and national protocols, the seized arms and ammunition would be transferred to the Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Police Force for further investigation.
He reaffirmed the NCS’s unwavering commitment to ensuring national security and fostering economic stability.
“The NCS has intensified surveillance, deployed strategic intelligence, and strengthened collaboration with other security agencies, which led to this remarkable achievement”, he said.
According to the Area Comptroller, the achievements were made possible under the visionary leadership of the Comptroller-General of NCS, Bashir Adeniyi.
Otunla said that the command was able to increase its revenue generation from N10,621,250 in April to N42,279,240 in May 2025.
“Our operatives successfully intercepted and seized large quantities of prohibited items including: 1,037 parcels of coconut-sized cannabis sativa and 13,125 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
“Others are 2 units of Dane guns, 88 rounds of live cartridges, 2,627 bags of foreign parboiled rice of 50kg, four units of foreign-used vehicles, seven vehicles used for conveying the items and 29 bundles of used pneumatic tyres,” he said.
Comptroller Godwin Otunla disclosed that the total duty paid value of the seized items amounts to ₦344,853,244, emphasizing the Nigeria Customs Service’s (NCS) firm zero-tolerance policy toward smuggling and economic sabotage.
He noted that the seizures were made at various locations across Ogun State, including the Lusada/Ado-Odo axis, Able Kazeem/Igbo-Ora road, Abeokuta axis, Imeko axis, Idiroko/Owode axis, and Ipokia, among others.
Expressing concern over the rising occurrences of arms, ammunition, and cannabis sativa being intercepted, Otunla highlighted their detrimental impact on youth, public health, and national security.
In his remarks, Mr. Bukoye Oye, Area Commander of Police in Idiroko, commended the Ogun 1 Area Command of the NCS for its significant seizures of arms and ammunition.
Oye assured that the Police would conduct thorough investigations into the matter, reiterating the Command’s commitment to ongoing collaboration with the NCS and other relevant agencies to bolster national security.