Customs Port Harcourt II Command Records N190.5b Revenue, Makes Seizures Worth N10.2b for 2025 Q1The Port Harcourt II Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated a revenue of N190, 569,212,397.42 in the first quarter of 2025 which shows a 17.12% increase compared to the N27, 864,668,442.61 that was generated during the same period in 2024.
The Controller of the Command, Comptroller Mohammed Babandede who disclosed this to journalists on 16th April, 2025 announced that the Command made seizures of illicit goods worth N10,293,677,040.00 Duty Paid Value (DPV). He said the Command exported 1.274, 695MTS comprising of mostly agricultural products and solid mineral worth N2,345,268,122.
According to him, the impact of the influx of illicit drugs can lead to increased rates of crime, substance abuse, addiction, and health-related issues in the communities.
Comptoller Babandede announced that a total of 20 containers were seized from January to March 2025 which includes ;1 X 40ft Container TLLU6901759 STC 158,400 bottles of Codeine Syrup (100mls each) and 11,690 pieces of Chilly Cutter, 1 X 40ft Container MRKU 2117319 STC 158,400 bottles of Barcadin with Codeine Syrup (100ml each) and 240 pieces of Local Sanitary Wares, 2 X 40ft Containers MRKU4875853 & TCNU2623453 STC 271,000 bottles of Codeine Syrup (100ml each), 85,000 bottles of CSMIX with Codeine (100ml), 1,200 pieces of Cock and 94 cartons of sanitary wares and 21 cartons of TBS rubber, 4 X 20ft containers PCIU0094329, PCIU1014858, PCIU1367243, & PCIU00229679 STC 64,416 X (400mg each) tins of Soupy Tomato Paste, 16,104 X (200mg each) tins of Soupy Tomato Paste, 1 X 40ft Container MEDU7751984 STC 280 bales of used clothes and 2 cartons of toys, 6 X 20ft Containers MEDU6909397, TGBU3174254, CAIU6719204, TTNU1932358, GLDU5050514 & MEDU2120820 STC 6,300 X (25litres each) Jerry cans of Delicieux Cooking Oil, 2 X 20ft Containers GLDU3216822 & MEDU1266507 STC 2,100 Jerry cans of Super Gold Vegetable Cooking Oil (25ltrs each), 1 X 40ft TCKU7701615 STC 980,000 tablets of Tamol-X, 4,830,000 Capsules of Pregabalin (300mg each) and 288 cartons of WC, 1X 40ft container MSMU5925355 STC 320 bales of used clothes, 1 X 40ft container TCKU 6160305 STC 360 bales of used clothing, 2 bags of personal effects and 1 box of personal effects.
He emphasised that these seizures are products of courage, bravery, high level of integrity, and the self-determined posture of the officers to be patriotic to their oath of allegiance; exhibited through objective and careful examination, meticulous documentary checks and professionalism.
He explained that to collaborate with all agencies of government for better results in service delivery the command is handing over a 1x20ft Container found to contain donkey skin meant for export to the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service.
Speaking further, Babandede said the Nigeria Customs Service is making significant strides in trade facilitation through its modernization project as this initiative integrates various applications, platforms, and hardware into a comprehensive import and export management system. He informed that the Command leveraged this project with yielding remarkable results which includes the efficient release of containers as stakeholders are trained on the B’odogwu Unified Information Management System in order to understand the modality of its operation for efficiency in the clearing procedure and better revenue collection.
