Five Dane guns and 1,433 rounds of live ammunition have been seized by the Nigeria Customs Service’s Ogun 1 Area Command in various parts of the state.
This was revealed by Mr. Godwin Otunla, the Area Comptroller, on Wednesday in Idiroko when the Nigeria Police Force received the weapons and ammunition.
According to Otunla, the Nigerian Police Force’s Ogun State Command would receive the confiscated firearms and ammunition for additional investigation from the Ogun 1 Area Command in accordance with national policy and interagency collaboration.
He reaffirmed Customs’ steadfast dedication to preserving economic stability and national security.
“This outstanding accomplishment is the result of the NCS’s increased surveillance, strategic intelligence deployment, and improved cooperation with other security agencies,” he stated.
The accomplishments, according to the Area Comptroller, were made possible by the innovative leadership of Bashir Adeniyi, the NCS Comptroller-General.
The command was able to boost its revenue generation from N10,621,250 in April to N42,279,240 in May 2025, according to Otunla.
“This outstanding accomplishment is the result of the NCS’s increased surveillance, strategic intelligence deployment, and improved cooperation with other security agencies,” he stated.
The accomplishments, according to the Area Comptroller, were made possible by the innovative leadership of Bashir Adeniyi, the NCS Comptroller-General.
The command was able to boost its revenue generation from N10,621,250 in April to N42,279,240 in May 2025, according to Otunla.
“Our operatives successfully intercepted and seized large quantities of prohibited items including: 1,037 parcels of coconut-sized cannabis sativa and 13,125 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
“Others are 2 units of Dane guns, 88 rounds of live cartridges, 2,627 bags of foreign parboiled rice of 50kg, four units of foreign-used vehicles, seven vehicles used for conveying the items and 29 bundles of used pneumatic tyres,” he said.
Otunla said that the total duty paid value of these seizures stands at N344,853,244.
He added that this was a clear testament to the service’s zero-tolerance stance against smugglers and economic sabotage.
The comptroller said that the items were intercepted in different locations within Ogun State, including Lusada/Ado-Odo axis, Able Kazeem/Igbo-Ora road, Abeokuta axis, Imeko axis, Idiroko/Owode axis and Ipokia among others.
The Area Comptroller voiced concern about the growing number of firearms, ammunition, and cannabis sativa seizures, as well as the negative impacts on youth, public health, and national security.
Mr. Bukoye Oye, the Area Commander of Police in Idiroko, responded by praising the NCS Ogun 1 Area Command for the massive gun and ammunition seizures.
According to Oye, the police would carry out the required investigation and take the appropriate action.
In order to maintain cooperation with the NCS and other pertinent sister agencies for national security, he reaffirmed the Command’s commitment.
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