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  • Customs Appoints New Acting Comptroller For Adamawa, Taraba

    Customs Appoints New Acting Comptroller For Adamawa, Taraba

    By BANNERNEWS Reporter, Yola

    The Nigeria Customs Service has appointed Deputy Comptroller Mamman Ishaku Ali as Acting Area Comptroller of its Adamawa/Taraba Area Command.

    Ali assumed duty on Monday at the Customs House, Yola, taking over from Comptroller Mohammed Aminu Tako, who was promoted to Assistant Comptroller-General and posted to Zone B, Kaduna, as Coordinator.

    At the handover ceremony, Ali pledged to uphold professionalism, integrity, discipline and accountability, warning that indiscipline and compromise would not be tolerated.

    He also directed officers to ensure that every seizure was backed by the arrest of suspects and appropriate legal proceedings to facilitate prosecution.

    In his valedictory address, Tako said the command recorded seizures with a combined Duty Paid Value of N530,975,193.91 during his tenure from December 9, 2025, to November 2, 2026.

    He thanked personnel for their cooperation and urged them to extend the same support to his successor.

    Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Adamawa State chapter, Abdulmalik Bello, commended Tako for maintaining cordial relations with petroleum marketers and pledged the association’s cooperation with the new leadership.

  • Customs Officials Kill Our Member – AMDON

    Customs Officials Kill Our Member – AMDON

    By BANNERNEWS Reporter
    The Association of Motor Dealers of Nigeria (AMDON) has accused operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) of killing one of its members, Tukur Alhaji Salihu, in Birnin Kebbi township, Kebbi State.
    The incident reportedly occurred on February 7, 2026. Eyewitnesses said Salihu, 45, was shot three times when Customs officials attempted to stop the vehicle in which he was travelling.
    He was rushed to a hospital in Birnin Kebbi for treatment but was confirmed dead around midnight, according to sources.
    Reacting to the incident, the Kebbi State Secretary of AMDON, Shehu Yusuf Bunza, said the association was shocked and outraged by what he described as the brutal killing of its member.
    Bunza said the shooting occurred along the Nagari College–Illela Yari axis of Birnin Kebbi, warning that the incident underscored growing concerns over alleged extra-judicial killings and human rights abuses in the state and the country.
    He described the action as a deliberate and unwarranted use of force that had instilled fear and panic among AMDON members and the wider Kebbi community, noting that the incident took place in broad daylight.
    According to him, the association was particularly disturbed that the operatives allegedly acted with impunity, showing little regard for the sanctity of human life.
    AMDON condemned the killing and called on the Nigeria Police Force and other relevant security agencies to conduct a thorough investigation and ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.
    The association also urged the Kebbi State Government and the Nigeria Customs Service to investigate the incident, ensure justice for the deceased, and provide adequate compensation and support to his family, while appealing to the National Human Rights Commission, the Nigerian Bar Association and other rights groups to intervene.
    As of press time, neither the Nigeria Customs Service nor the police had issued an official statement. Efforts to obtain a reaction from the Customs Area Command were unsuccessful, as the Assistant Public Relations Officer promised to respond but had yet to do so.

  • FG Reopens Tsamiya Border as 2,000 Trapped Trucks Set to Enter Nigeria

    FG Reopens Tsamiya Border as 2,000 Trapped Trucks Set to Enter Nigeria

    By BANNERNEWS Reporter
    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reopening of the Tsamiya border between Nigeria and Benin Republic in Kebbi State, paving the way for the movement of about 2,000 trucks loaded with assorted goods into the country.
    The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Saturday during a stakeholders’ engagement in Birnin Kebbi.
    Adeniyi said the decision followed strong assurances from the Benin Republic government and Nigeria’s security agencies that the reopening would not pose any threat to national security.
    According to him, Kebbi State has been designated as a strategic transit point, with commitments from the Federal Government, the Kebbi State Government and Benin Republic authorities to ensure strict compliance with transit regulations.
    He said Customs would deploy technology to monitor all trucks moving through the corridor, warning that any vehicle found outside the approved route would be seized.
    “The essence of the transit arrangement is to facilitate legitimate trade between Nigeria and Benin Republic without compromising national security or the economy,” the Customs boss said.
    Adeniyi described Kebbi as critical to Customs operations due to its borders with Niger and Benin Republics and its access to the River Niger, stressing that security cooperation with stakeholders was key to curbing smuggling and other cross-border crimes.
    Also speaking, a Benin Republic official, Immora Idrisu, commended the Nigerian government for the decision, saying both countries had agreed to secure the trade corridor to ensure smooth commercial activities.
    In his response, Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, said the state was ready to provide logistical and infrastructural support, noting that the reopening would boost trade, employment and economic activities along the border communities.
  • Another Customs Officer Killed in Smugglers’ Ambush in Ogun

    Another Customs Officer Killed in Smugglers’ Ambush in Ogun

    By BANNERNEWS Reporter

    Another officer of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service has been ambushed and killed by suspected smugglers in Ogun State.

    The officer, whose identity had not been released as of press time, was reportedly attacked in the line of duty on Tuesday.

    Confirming the incident, the Controller of FOU Zone A, Comptroller Gambo Aliyu, said the officer was killed during an ambush by suspected smugglers in the state.

    “The Command lost one of its promising officers this morning, February 3, 2026, who fell in the service of our fatherland,” Aliyu said, adding that the loss had been formally communicated to the Service’s high command.

    The latest killing comes barely 48 hours after suspected smugglers shot and injured two customs officers in a similar ambush in Ogun State.

    In another related incident last weekend, one person was killed while four others — including two customs officers — sustained injuries when smugglers attacked a customs patrol team.

    Despite the repeated attacks, Aliyu said the unit has intensified its operations against organised crime, particularly drug trafficking syndicates operating within its area of responsibility.

    He disclosed that the command recently intercepted 3,029 parcels of a synthetic strain of cannabis indica, popularly known as “Ghanaian Loud,” weighing about 1,431 kilograms, a move he said significantly disrupted illicit drug supply networks amid rising insecurity nationwide.