DC Onele Rallies Lagos Airport Stakeholders to Improve Operational Coordination
As part of efforts to intensify security and ensure seamless yuletide celebration, the Acting Customs Area Controller, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) of the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS), Deputy Comptroller of Customs (DC) Jacob Onele, has strengthen ties with key Stakeholders operating at the Lagos Airport, ahead of the festive season.
The engagement, which included visits to the heads of sister security agencies and other government parastatals operating within the international route, concluded with a courtesy tour to the Office of the Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) MMIA Strategic Command, Muhammed Ahmad, on Monday, 26 October 2026.
In his remarks, the Acting Customs Area Controller stressed the need to strengthen existing ties and improve operational coordination as the festive season approaches.
Onele reiterated the Nigeria Customs readiness to deepen synergy with NDLEA for greater achievements, saying, “Customs is ever ready to synergise with NDLEA to work together with you to achieve a better result, and also to make our society free of illicit drugs and collect the appropriate revenue that is due to the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.
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To him, the visit pave the way for officers and men of both security agencies to align better and address possible operational bottlenecks.
He highlighted the importance of curbing raging illicit drug trafficking without stamping on respective statutory rights.
Responding, the Commander of Narcotics, NDLEA MMIA Strategic Command, Muhammad Ahmad, described the synergy between NCS and NDLEA as mutual and a clear understanding of each agency’s mandate, noting, “Once there is a hitch in the custody of either suspect or the exhibit, there could be serious problems in the course of prosecution. Our doors are always open. What we need is respect from each other”.
The Acting Customs Area Controller also visited the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), and the Airport Chief of Security (ACoS), and other key agencies, as part of efforts to strengthen security at the airport.