The Kano Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N6.9 billion in revenue for November, its comptroller, Dauda Chana, has disclosed.

Mr Chana disclosed this in a telephone interview with journalists in Kano on Monday.

The command covers Kano and Jigawa states.

Mr Chana said, “We have also seized 2,817 bags of foreign rice, 1,428 pieces of used tyres, 250 jerry cans of 25-litre vegetable oil, and 690 cartoons of foreign soap.

“Other seized items are 429 bales of second-hand cloth, 1,226 packages of royal tramadol, 470 blocks of compressed Indian hemp, and 1,530 cartons of foreign spaghetti.”

The comptroller said the command had introduced more sensitive security measures to prevent smuggling in the area.

“We have already positioned our officers at strategic locations to deal decisively with all those involved in illegal materials,” he revealed.

He said the area command had ordered the deployment of officers to border posts in Maigatari in the Gumel Local Government area of Jigawa to intensify efforts to mitigate smugglers’ activities.

“The order was also sent to officers at the Jeke outpost in Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

“We are battle-ready to end smuggling through our various strategies in place to pave the way for the arrest and prosecution of smugglers,” the comptroller said.

Mr Chana solicited the support of traditional rulers and stakeholders in sensitising residents to the negative effects of smuggling on the nation’s economy.

“We have also reached out to youths in the border communities to assist our field officers with the required intelligence information that will assist in curbing all forms of smuggling activities,” he added.

(NAN)