The Customs Area Controller, Ports Terminal Multiservices Ltd. (PTML) Command, Comptroller Joe Anani, has said the command generated ₦350.3 billion revenue from January to September 2025.

Mr Anani disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Friday.

He said the figure represented 96.64 per cent of the ₦362.5 billion collected between January and December 2024, showing remarkable performance within nine months.

According to him, the command intercepted a 20-foot container marked GCNU1275880 falsely declared as supermarket items, which on full examination contained pharmaceutical drugs.

Mr Anani added that the command generated ₦116.2 billion in the third quarter of 2025, a 34.3 per cent increase over ₦86.5 billion recorded in the same period of 2024.

He noted that the command maintained steady revenue growth despite the initial challenges of the B’Odogwu platform, which were being addressed progressively.

He said two containers of unregistered medicines were intercepted, including one WE Tactical Airsoft pistol, two magazines, and 12 rounds of live ammunition.

Another 40-foot container marked ACLU9806850 was falsely declared as magnetic resonance imaging apparatus but contained 6,262 cartons of antibiotics of different brands.

Mr Anani said the command had strengthened relations with sister agencies and stakeholders in line with the comptroller-general of customs’ collaboration policy.

He confirmed handing over the seized containers to the Director of Port Inspection Directorate of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

Mr Anani stressed that the command’s anti-smuggling and enforcement operations remained uncompromised, prioritising national security above trade facilitation.

He said the command maintained regular cooperation and intelligence sharing with other government agencies to prevent crime and enhance efficiency.

Mr Anani urged stakeholders to comply with regulations, noting that compliance saves time, reduces costs, and builds reputation for business growth towards AEO status.

The Director, Port Inspectorate Division of NAFDAC, Dr Olakunle Olaniran, thanked the Nigeria Customs Service for its life-saving enforcement efforts.

Mr Olaniran commended the memorandum of understanding between Customs and NAFDAC as effective and urged Nigerians to patronise only registered pharmaceutical vendors.

He also praised Mr Anani for supporting NAFDAC in safeguarding lives by preventing the entry of prohibited medicines without NAFDAC numbers into the country. 

(NAN)