The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Kano-Jigawa Area Command has said it generated N28.8 billion as revenue between January to August, 2023.
Outgoing Area Comptroller of the Command, Sambo Dangaladima, disclosed this while handing over to Dauda Ibrahim Chana, the new Area Comptroller in Kano on Wednesday, September 13, 2023.
According to Dangaladima, about N5.1 billion was collected in August 2023 alone due to aggressive and strict compliance adopted by the area command.
The outgoing Area Comptroller explained that the command had put in place sensitive security measures that would ensure goods coming into its areas of jurisdiction paid duties.
In the same vein, the area command said it seized prohibited items worth N284 million in the last eight months.
Dangaladima also said that the area command had ordered officers deployed to border posts to intensify efforts in preventing any form of smuggling activities.
The new Area Comptroller, Ibrahim Chana, has promised to uphold the core values and principles of the service while enhancing efficiency and transparency in customs operations.
“I am honoured and humbled to assume leadership of the command, one of the most dynamic within the Nigeria Customs Service.
“I pledge to work tirelessly alongside our dedicated customs officers to ensure the efficient and transparent management of customs operations in Kano Area Command.
”We will enhance trade facilitation, revenue generation, and border security in line with the directives of the management of the Nigeria Customs Service,” he said.
