Customs raises alarm over border threats, rallies traditional rulers in Ogun

The Nigeria Customs Service NCS has stepped up efforts to unafraid Nigeria’s borders successful Ogun State, turning to accepted rulers successful borderline communities arsenic portion of a broader strategy to curb smuggling and artifact the inflow of unsafe items.

The improvement was disclosed successful a connection issued connected April 22, 2026 connected the authoritative leafage of the Service.

According to the statement, the Acting Customs Area Controller for Ogun I Command, Deputy Comptroller Oladapo Afeni, led a delegation connected a bid of engagements with accepted institutions, opening with a sojourn to the Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, astatine his palace successful Ilaro.

Afeni described borderline communities successful the axis arsenic strategically delicate owed to their proximity to planetary frontiers, stressing that collaboration with section authorities has go captious successful tackling cross-border crimes.

“Our borders indispensable not go gateways for elements seeking to destabilize our antiauthoritarian process,” helium said, adding that surv...