The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Area Command, has foiled attempts to compromise national security with the interception of 321 pieces of security camouflage face caps and other prohibited items worth N3.15 billion.
The Acting Customs Area Controller of the Command, Deputy Comptroller Abdulhamid Ibrahim, disclosed this at a press briefing in Idiroko, Ogun State, on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
Ibrahim said the seizure of military-patterned items, which are reserved for the Armed Forces and other security agencies, underscores the Command’s resolve to prevent unauthorised persons from undermining the nation’s security architecture.
He said a patrol team intercepted a truck conveying 321 pieces of camouflage face caps alongside 27,831 packets of various unregistered drugs, including codeine cough syrup, injections, eye drops and supplements without NAFDAC registration numbers.
Other seizures, according to him, include 4,013 wraps of Cannabis Sativa and one wrap of Canadian Loud.
“Our officers and men remain committed to promoting economic stability, safeguarding national security and protecting citizens from illicit items,” Ibrahim said.
Speaking on economic sabotage, Ibrahim disclosed that on October 2, 2026, the Command intercepted three trucks laden with prohibited foreign pasta.
“The first truck, a Sino Howo truck with registration number MSW-232-XA, was found to contain 2,740 cartons of foreign Siddo Pasta concealed under 500 cartons of Oki Condensed Milk. The second, with registration number TFA-674-XA, contained 6,000 cartons of foreign Ginny Pasta, while the last truck, with registration number KMC-702-ZR, was conveying 6,500 cartons of foreign Doga Pasta,” he explained.
He added that along the Afami-Dangote-Itori axis, operatives also intercepted 100 bags of foreign parboiled rice concealed in mica and gypsum stones, and 950 twenty-five-litre kegs of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
He put the total Duty Paid Value of all seizures at N3,153,591,000, describing it as a testament to the Service’s zero-tolerance stance against smuggling.
In line with extant laws, the narcotics were handed over to the Commander, NDLEA Idiroko Special Area Command, Akande Olasumbo, who commended Customs officers for working day and night to secure the nation’s boundaries.