Nigeria Customs Seizes N5.53bn in Prohibited Goods

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt II Area Command, intercepted 56 containers carrying prohibited goods with a total duty-paid value of N5.53bn. Adewale Adeniyi, the Comptroller-General of Customs, announced this during a press showcase of the seized items at Onne, Rivers State, on September 17.

The intercepted goods included 45 20-foot containers of foreign vegetable oil, nine 40-foot containers of used clothing, and two 20-foot containers of Channy tomato paste. Adeniyi explained that these seizures were part of intelligence-driven and risk-based operations aimed at preventing prohibited, restricted, and improperly declared consignments from entering the Nigerian market.

He emphasized that unchecked imports could harm local farmers and manufacturers, leading to unfair competition and undermining efforts to strengthen food security, create jobs, and diversify the economy.