PTML Customs Command Hands Over Seized Arms to NCCSALW, Reports N44.05bn Revenue in January

The Nigeria Customs Service, Ports and Terminal Multiservice Limited, PTML Area Command has handed over seized arms and ammunition to representatives of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) South West Zone, in line with the Service’s shared commitment to inter-agency collaboration and cooperation.

Addressing journalists at the handover briefing held on Friday, 30 January 2026, in the Command, Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Joe Anani noted that the seizures were made between 2022 and 2025, highlighting the command’s commitment to anti-smuggling efforts and inter-agency collaboration.

He said the seizures are fallout of the collective due diligence of the command and other sister agencies in the port, reiteratng PTML remains a no-go area for unlawful trade under any guise.

The seized items include 5 pistols, 1 Crossman pump master rifle, 132 Remington live cartridges, 51 9mm Lugar live ammunition, and other related items.

“These arms and ammunition were uncovered in 25 different occasions by customs officers during examination of imported vehicles,” the Comptroller said.

On revenue mandate, Comptroller Anani revealed that the command collected ₦44,058,849,416.65 in revenue, an 8.8% increase from January 2025.

According to the Comptroller, “On revenue drive of the command, Two(2) days to the end of the month, the command collected a total of forty four billion, fifty eight million, eight hundred and forty nine thousand, four hundred and sixteen naira, sixty five kobo (₦44,058,849,416.65) surpassing forty billion, four hundred and ninety seven million, five hundred and ninety four thousand, two hundred and twenty three naira, eighty nine kobo (N40,497,594,223.89) collected in Jan, 2025 by three billion, five hundred and sixty one million, (N3,561,255,192.76), that’s 8.8% increase in revenue”.

He appreciated compliant stakeholders for their cooperation and contributions to the command’s success story.

Speaking further, Comptroller Anani stated that the Command has a unshaken commitment to implement the Revised Kyoto Convention, a World Customs Organisation instrument for trade facilitation. “The NCS Modernisation Project has raised the bar of productivity, and the command will receive scanners soon to enhance detection capacity”.

The handover event underscores the Nigeria Customs Service’s resolve to curb the proliferation of illicit arms and ammunition in the country, as the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has emphasised the importance of intelligence-driven operations in maintaining national security.

This also highlighted the command’s commitment to protecting national borders and maintaining public safety.