The Kano-Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has generated ₦88.92 billion in revenue so far in 2026, marking a significant increase from the ₦63.07 billion collected in the first half of the year.
The Deputy Comptroller of Customs in charge of the command, Umar Adamu, disclosed this during a press briefing in Kano, noting that July recorded the command’s highest monthly revenue collection, with over ₦14 billion generated.
Beyond revenue generation, the command intensified its anti-smuggling operations, intercepting various prohibited and illegally imported goods. These included 1,491 cartons of foreign spaghetti, 2,928 packs of foreign macaroni, 35 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 19 bags of expired foreign rice, 3,000 jerry cans of foreign vegetable oil and 514 cartons of assorted soaps.
Customs also intercepted eight suspected diverted transit truck heads and seven smuggled vehicles, with a combined duty-paid value running into hundreds of millions of naira.
In the pharmaceutical sector, officers seized 712,690 tablets of unregistered medicines, alongside 17,470 vials and ampoules. The products have been handed over to NAFDAC for further action.
The command also intercepted 48 endangered wildlife species, including primates and wild cats, as part of efforts to protect Nigeria’s economy, public health, national security and environment.
