The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized contraband items valued at over N921 billion in just four months, according to an announcement by Comptroller-General Bashir Adeniyi on Wednesday.
Speaking at the Apapa Command in Lagos, Adeniyi disclosed that between January and April 2025, Customs operatives executed 11 interdiction operations that resulted in the confiscation of various banned items, including expired food products, unregistered pharmaceuticals, and restricted security equipment.
Among the seized goods were five 40-foot containers, two 20-foot containers, and four shipments of loosely concealed contraband. The most alarming finds included large volumes of unregistered sexual enhancement drugs, expired margarine, and high-grade surveillance drones lacking government clearance.