By The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun I Area Command, has intercepted contraband with a combined duty-paid value of N2.47bn, including a 2026 Range Rover Sport Autobiography valued at N417.01m, at the nation’s border in Ogun State.
The Acting Customs Area Controller, Ogun I Area Command, Deputy Comptroller Oladapo Afeni, disclosed this on Thursday during a press briefing at the command’s headquarters in Idiroko, where he paraded the seized items.
Afeni said the seizures were recorded between August 14 and September 17, 2026, following intelligence-led operations conducted by officers and men of the command.
Among the items seized were 1,204 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 3,893 parcels of cannabis indica weighing 1.878 tonnes, 428 pneumatic tyres, 8,675 litres of Premium Motor Spirit and 24 bales of second-hand clothing.
The command also intercepted four sacks of used shoes, 500 litres of diesel and the Range Rover Sport Autobiography, which Customs valued at N417.01m.
Afeni said the seizure of the luxury vehicle was part of the command’s enforcement operations aimed at preventing the movement of prohibited goods through the nation’s borders.
The Customs boss said the command would hand over the seized cannabis to the Idiroko Special Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for further investigation and appropriate action.
He attributed the successes recorded by the command to intelligence gathering and collaboration with other security and government agencies, including the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Immigration Service, NDLEA and relevant environmental agencies.
Afeni said the command would sustain its enforcement activities along the border corridors, while strengthening inter-agency collaboration to check smuggling and other forms of cross-border crime.
He urged members of the public to support lawful trade and provide useful information to security agencies, stressing that the command would continue to enforce the nation’s laws while facilitating legitimate commerce across the border.
