Seme Customs Posts Vibrant Revenue of N3.4Bn Collection Record in One Month …As Compt. Adenuga Says Command Records Surge in Agro Export

Seme Customs Posts Vibrant Revenue of N3.4Bn Collection Record in One Month

…As Compt. Adenuga Says Command Records Surge in Agro Export

The Seme Border Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has continued to maintained consistent rising performance in its mandates of robust Revenue collection, Anti-Smuggling drive and facilitation of legitimate trade with recent developments emanating from the busiest trade border post in the West African sub-region.

With the recent disclosure of an unprecedented collection of N3,480,970,924.67 revenue for the month of February 2026, by the hardworking Customs Area Controller in charge of Seme Area Command, Comptroller Wale Adenuga, even when the month is still ongoing with few days to its end, is a sign of positive strides in performance at the command.

The CAC further noted that the collected figure represents a remarkable improvement over the N743,698,652.16 recorded in February 2025, as he attributed the surge largely to the seamless trade facilitation process adopted at the Command.

Comptroller Adenuga, according to the press statement made available to media by the Command’s Public Relations Officer SC JT Ayagbalo,  made this disclosure during an interactive session at a stakeholders’ engagement meeting with cross-border traders, farmers and stakeholders organised by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council in collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission, ECOWAS Agricultural Trade Programme and GIZ International, where he represented the Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, PhD.

The event was recently held in Badagry on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, with the theme “Empowering Cross-Border Traders through Trade Information Desk for Agricultural Traders”.

In his words “For this February that has not yet ended, we have already generated N3,480,970,924.67 as against N743,698,652.16 revenue generated in February 2025, and this clearly shows that the flow of trade is getting better and people are building greater confidence in the Seme–Krake corridor”.

Comptroller Adenuga however assured traders and stakeholders that the significant reduction in checkpoints along the Seme–Gbaji axis is the direct result of strong collaborative efforts with other security agencies operating within the corridor, as he clarified that only Agbara and Gbaji remain the officially Customs approved and sanctioned checkpoints along this Lagos-Abidjan corridor.

He further attributed the noticeable decline in crime rates along the Seme-Gbaji axis to the positive outcomes of monthly joint border security meetings involving all agencies at the border post.

‘These regular inter-agency engagements have strengthened better cooperation, improved intelligence sharing and more effective responses to security challenges, thereby creating a safer and more enabling environment for cross-border trade.

‘While revenue generation and trade facilitation remain key priorities, the Command’s mandate extends firmly to combating illicit activities’, the CAC said.

The CAC highlighted recent enforcement successes, including the interception of a Toyota Highlander vehicle conveying 22 packages of cocaine with an estimated street value exceeding N1 billion, a feat which he said was made possible based on very  credible information shared by the CGC.

In addition, he said during February 2026 alone, the Command seized a total of 1,000 bags of 50kg parboiled rice, which underscored its unwavering commitment to suppressing smuggling and protecting Nigeria’s economic borders.

Comptroller Adenuga further reiterates the vigilance and commitment of the operatives of the Command in working closely with stakeholders, traders, farmers, sister security agencies and regional partners to improve the momentum of trade and security along the Lagos-Abidjan corridor.