The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun 1 Area Command, intercepted 1,433 rounds of live cartridges and five Dane weapons in various parts of the state.

Mr Godwin Otunla, the Area Comptroller, stated this during the handover of rifles and ammunition to the Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday in Idiroko.

Otunla stated that, in accordance with inter-agency coordination and national convention, the Ogun 1 Area Command would pass over the recovered arms and ammunition to the Nigerian Police Force’s Ogun State Command for further investigation.

He emphasized Customs’ strong commitment to national security and economic stability.

“The NCS has intensified surveillance, deployed strategic intelligence, and strengthened collaboration with other security agencies, which led to this remarkable achievement.

According to the Area Comptroller, the achievements were made possible by the innovative leadership of the NCS’s Comptroller-General, Bashir Adeniyi.

Otunla stated that the command’s revenue increased from N10,621,250 in April to N42,279,240 in May 2025.

“Our operatives successfully intercepted and seized large quantities of prohibited items including: 1,037 parcels of coconut -size cannabis sativa and 13,125 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).

“Others are 2 units of Dane guns, 88 rounds of life cartridges, 2,627 bags of foreign parboiled rice of 50kg, four units of foreign-used vehicles, seven vehicles used for conveying the items, and 29 bundles of used pneumatic tyres,” he said.

Otunla stated that the total duty paid value (DPV) for these seizures is N344,853,244.

He noted that this was a clear demonstration of the service’s zero-tolerance policy for smugglers and economic sabotage.

The materials were intercepted in a variety of sites around Ogun State, including the Lusada/Ado-Odo axis, the Able Kazeem/Igbo-Ora route, the Abeokuta axis, the Imeko axis, the Idiroko/Owode axis, and Ipokia, among others.

The Area Comptroller voiced concern about the growing number of firearms, ammunition, and cannabis sativa seizures, as well as the negative impacts on youth, public health, and national security.

Idiroko’s Area Commander of Police, Mr. Bukoye Oye, responded by praising the NCS Ogun 1 Area Command for the massive gun and ammunition seizures.

According to Oye, the police would carry out the required investigation and take the appropriate action.

In support of national security, he reaffirmed the Command’s dedication to working with the NCS and other pertinent sister agencies.

By Erewunmi Peace