The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has directed the immediate implementation of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Conducting Internal Corruption Risk Analysis and Mapping (ICRAM), the ICRAM Handbook and the Integrity Action Plan across all zones, commands and units of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
CGC Adeniyi gave the directive on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, during a ceremony at the NCS Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, where he signed the three key integrity documents and formally activated the ICRAM Steering Committee.
The initiative is designed to provide the Service with a systematic framework for identifying, assessing and mapping corruption risks across its operational and administrative processes.
Adeniyi said the documents were developed through a painstaking process involving an internal NCS team, the World Customs Organisation (WCO), His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), and other partner Customs administrations.
“These two documents are products of a painstaking process which we have undertaken with efforts from an internal team working together with our partners from the WCO and a number of other Customs administrations that have walked this path with us to ensure that we have a Service where integrity leads,” he said.
The CGC explained that the framework would serve as a practical tool for officers operating at ports, borders and airports to identify corruption vulnerabilities within their respective areas and implement targeted measures to address them.
“We want to believe that we have laid a practical step, very easy to follow, for all our operatives at the ports, the borders, and the airports, to be able to conduct corruption risk mapping in their places, giving them the opportunity and capacity to implement the action plan to instil integrity in our system,” he added.
Earlier, the Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of the Strategic Research and Policy Department, ACG Nafi’u Isyaku, who led senior officers in presenting the documents, sought approval for their full deployment across the Service.
Prior to the formal launch, the ICRAM methodology was piloted across seven key Commands and Units, covering 66 processes within regulatory, core Customs and support functions.
The pilot locations included Apapa Area Command under the sea modality; Murtala Muhammed Cargo (MMAC) and Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Commands under the air modality; and Seme Area Command under the land modality.
Other specialised units involved were the Customs Police Unit Zone A, PAAR Ruling Centre and the Procurement Unit.
The pilot exercise produced a comprehensive Integrity Action Plan comprising 101 Action Items and 295 Sub-Action Items.
Key areas identified for action include increased automation, stronger supervision and accountability, enhanced audit trails and traceability, clear segregation of duties, regular staff rotation, targeted training and improved controls in interactions between officers and stakeholders.
The rollout marks another step in the NCS efforts to institutionalise integrity, strengthen internal controls and reduce corruption risks across its operations.
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