The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated N3,480,970,924.67 in revenue for February 2026, with the month still ongoing, underscoring a sharp rise in trade activities along the strategic Lagos–Abidjan corridor.
The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Seme Area Command, Comptroller Wale Adenuga, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ engagement meeting with cross-border traders and farmers held in Badagry on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
The event, organised by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council in collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission, ECOWAS Agricultural Trade Programme and GIZ International, was themed “Empowering Cross-Border Traders through Trade Information Desk for Agricultural Traders.”
Adenuga revealed that the February 2026 revenue figure represents a significant improvement over the N743,698,652.16 recorded in February 2025, attributing the surge largely to seamless trade facilitation measures implemented at the Command.
“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.
This clearly shows that the flow of trade is getting better and people are building greater confidence in the Seme–Krake corridor,” he said.
The CAC assured traders that the significant reduction in checkpoints along the Seme–Gbaji axis was the outcome of strong collaboration with other security agencies operating within the corridor.
He clarified that only Agbara and Gbaji remain the officially approved and sanctioned Customs checkpoints along the Lagos–Abidjan highway.
According to him, crime rates along the Seme-Gbaji axis have also declined, thanks to monthly joint border security meetings involving all agencies stationed at the border post.
He explained that the inter-agency engagements have enhanced cooperation, improved intelligence sharing and strengthened responses to security challenges, thereby creating a safer and more enabling environment for legitimate cross-border trade.
While emphasising revenue generation and trade facilitation, Adenuga noted that the Command remains resolute in combating illicit trade.
He highlighted the recent interception of a Toyota Highlander conveying 22 packages of cocaine with an estimated street value exceeding N1 billion.
The seizure, he said, was made possible through credible intelligence shared by the Comptroller General of Customs.
In addition, the Command seized 1,000 bags of 50kg parboiled rice within February 2026 alone, reaffirming its determination to suppress smuggling activities and protect Nigeria’s economic borders.
Comptroller Adenuga reiterated the vigilance and commitment of officers and men of the Command, stressing that the Seme Area Command will continue to work closely with traders, farmers, sister security agencies and regional partners to sustain the momentum of trade facilitation and security along the Lagos–Abidjan corridor.
The engagement in Badagry forms part of broader efforts to empower cross-border agricultural traders with accurate trade information and improve compliance within the ECOWAS sub-region.
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