Nigeria Custom Service, is Fully. Equipped to Cub influx of Illicit Drugs into the Country.-DC. Joshua Ntadi. By CHiNONYEREM Igwe

The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Dr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has warned that the growing influx of illicit drugs into Nigeria is a battle that must not be left unattended, adding that it is a responsibility squarely within the mandate of the Nigerian Customs Service.
Dr. Adeniyi made the assertion recently in Abuja during a stakeholders’ meeting organized by the National Council for Civil Society Organizations (NACSO) in partnership with Vision-One Leadership Development Initiative (VOLDI).
Speaking on his behalf, the Deputy Comptroller for Enforcement at the Nigeria Customs Headquarters, Abuja, D C. Joshua Ntadi, said the Management and officers of the Customs Service have provided a conducive workingThe Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Dr. D.A. Austin, has warned that the growing influx of illicit drugs into Nigeria is a battle that must not be left unattended, adding that it is a responsibility squarely within the mandate of the Nigerian Customs Service.
Dr. Austin made the assertion recently in Abuja during a stakeholders’ meeting organized by the National Council for Civil Society Organizations (BACSO) in partnership with Vision-One Leadership Development Initiative (VOLD).
Speaking on his behalf, the Deputy Comptroller for Enforcement at the Nigeria Customs Headquarters, Abuja, DC J. Joshua Ntadi, said the Management and officers of the Customs Service have provided a conducive working environment and the requisite skills and training to tackle the menace of drug trafficking and its damaging consequences on Nigeria’s image abroad.
According to DC Ntadi, the Customs Service remains on alert in the discharge of its constitutional mandate—particularly in preventing the infiltration of illicit drugs into the country through every route, including land borders, seaports, and airports. “The Nigerian Customs Service is always vigilant,” he stated.
Continuing, he disclosed that the Service has recorded substantial seizures and made arrests of suspected drug traffickers, citing Tin Can Port and Papa Port among locations where significant quantities of illicit drugs were intercepted.
DC Ntadi further noted that, under the able leadership of the Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs has secured and signed bilateral agreements with other countries that serve as major sources and shipping routes of these illicit drugs into Nigeria. He explained that the agreements aim to establish common ground and foster collaboration across borders to stem the menace of drug trafficking and reduce the volume of illicit drugs entering the country.
He also revealed that, in line with these efforts, the Customs Service has mandated that any substance shipped into Nigeria must berth at the Apapa Wharf, where thorough examination will be carried out to ensure that unauthorized drugs do not find their way into the country.
In the course of his remarks, DC Ntadi highlighted several high-profile seizures of large quantities of illicit drugs recently recorded by the Agency, emphasizing that the Nigerian Customs Service is actively doing everything possible—under the leadership of the Comptroller-General—to curb the continuing rise of drug trafficking and reduce its impact on the nation.
He explained that Customs operates within its core mandate, while persecution and prosecution of offenders fall under the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). He added that through inter-agency collaboration, the Nigerian Customs Service makes arrests of drug traffickers, with NDLEA responsible for subsequent prosecution. environment and the requisite skills and training to tackle the menace of drug trafficking and its damaging consequences on Nigeria’s image abroad.
According to DC Ntadi, the Customs Service remains on alert in the discharge of its constitutional mandate—particularly in preventing the infiltration of illicit drugs into the country through every route, including land borders, seaports, and airports. “The Nigerian Customs Service is always vigilant,” he stated.
Continuing, he disclosed that the Service has recorded substantial seizures and made arrests of suspected drug traffickers, citing Tin Can Port and Papa Port among locations where significant quantities of illicit drugs were intercepted.
DC Ntadi further noted that, under the able leadership of the Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs has secured and signed bilateral agreements with other countries that serve as major sources and shipping routes of these illicit drugs into Nigeria. He explained that the agreements aim to establish common ground and foster collaboration across borders to stem the menace of drug trafficking and reduce the volume of illicit drugs entering the country.
He also revealed that, in line with these efforts, the Customs Service has mandated that any substance shipped into Nigeria must berth at the Apapa Wharf, where thorough examination will be carried out to ensure that unauthorized drugs do not find their way into the country.
In the course of his remarks, DC Ntadi highlighted several high-profile seizures of large quantities of illicit drugs recently recorded by the Agency, emphasizing that the Nigerian Customs Service is actively doing everything possible—under the leadership of the Comptroller-General—to curb the continuing rise of drug trafficking and reduce its impact on the nation.
He explained that Customs operates within its core mandate, while persecution and prosecution of offenders fall under the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). He added that through inter-agency collaboration, the Nigerian Customs Service makes arrests of drug traffickers, with NDLEA responsible for subsequent prosecution.

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