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PTML Customs Hands Over Seized Arms, Ammunition To NCCSALW, Generates N44.06bn January‎

By Anne Ejuka


Reaffirming its commitment to border security, trade facilitation and inter-agency collaboration, the Port and Terminal Multi-services Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over seized arms and ammunition to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW),

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‎Speaking at the handover ceremony on Friday, 30 January 2026, the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Joe Anani, said the exercise underscored Customs’ zero-tolerance for smuggling and its resolve to ensure that only legitimate trade thrives within Nigeria’s borders. Comptroller Anani noted that the handover was carried out with the approval of the Comptroller-General of Customs, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi PhD, mfr.

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‎According to the CAC, the items handed over included five pistols of different makes, one Crossman Pump Master rifle, 132 Remington live cartridges, 51 rounds of 9mm Luger ammunition, four 9mm magazines, 40 rounds of assorted 9mm and blank/hollow ammunition, as well as 118 empty 9mm shells.

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‎Comptroller, Anani informed that the arms and ammunition were uncovered on 25 different occasions during the examination of imported vehicles between 2022 and 2025, describing the seizures as the outcome of sustained vigilance and collaboration with sister security agencies operating at the port.

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‎He stressed that the PTML Command remains a “no-go area for unlawful trade under any guise,” adding that the Command is firmly committed to the implementation of the Revised Kyoto Convention, a World Customs Organisation instrument aimed at balancing trade facilitation with effective regulatory control.

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The seized arms were later, handed over to CP Mustapha Abiodun Alamutu Rtd, the South west Zonal coordinator, National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons. Also present at the event were management of PTML, heads of sister government agencies and senior Customs officers of the command.

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The command's boss went further to highlight the impact of the Nigeria Customs Service Modernisation Project, noting that the deployment of the Unified Customs Management System (UCMS), also known as B’Odogwu, has significantly enhanced productivity at the Command. He disclosed that PTML would soon receive cargo scanners, which would further strengthen its capacity to detect concealments such as arms and ammunition.

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‎In the area of revenue generation, the Area Controller announced that with two days left to the end of January 2026, the Command had generated ₦44.06 billion, surpassing the ₦40.50 billion recorded in January 2025 by ₦3.56 billion, representing an 8.8 per cent increase.

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‎He commended compliant stakeholders for their continued cooperation, describing them as key partners in the Command’s success. “On behalf of the Comptroller-General of Customs, I hereby formally hand over these seizures to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons for appropriate action,” Comptroller Anani said.

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