The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Area Command, has disrupted major smuggling networks operating along the border corridors in Ogun State by intercepting contraband goods valued at over ₦2 billion.

The Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller of Customs, Oladapo Afeni, disclosed this during his maiden press briefing held on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, at the Command’s headquarters in Idiroko.

Afeni stated that the seizures were recorded barely two weeks after he assumed office on December 4, 2025, attributing the success to intensified intelligence-led operations, improved surveillance, and strengthened collaboration with sister security agencies and community stakeholders.

According to him, the seized items include food items, 6,750 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, 4,738 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 11 wraps of crystal methamphetamine weighing 12kg, 16 pieces of heroin weighing 16kg, and 3,373 wraps of Cannabis Sativa weighing 1,502kg, among others, with a combined Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦2,006,008,898.00.

“It may interest us to know that unscrupulous tradesmen deliberately smuggle in substandard food items and profit on the health risk of unsuspecting Nigerians,” he stated.

“For emphasis, the seizure of narcotics, being Crystal Meth and Cannabis Sativa, is particularly worrisome, given their far-reaching impact on our youth, public health, and national security,” he added.

Regarding revenue generation, the Acting Customs Area Controller stated that the Command had generated ₦27,291,861.00 as of 16 December 2025, despite being primarily an enforcement-oriented Command. “We have achieved this through the diligence of our Officers and Men, and the cooperation of compliant traders.”

He warned smugglers and their collaborators to desist from illegal activities, stressing that the Ogun I Area Command remains vigilant, resolute, and committed to protecting Nigeria’s economic and security interests through professionalism and integrity.

The seized Cannabis Sativa were formally handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Idiroko Special Command, in line with inter-agency collaboration and national security protocols.

Ebonyi State Police Command Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ogbon-Inu Taiwo Popoola, has reportedly died after he slumped during a management meeting at the office of the Commissioner of Police on Tuesday.

He was immediately rushed to the Police Medical Centre at the command’s Headquarters in Abakaliki. Despite all efforts, however, he was confirmed dead by doctors.

Preliminary medical findings indicated that the cause of death was cardiac arrest, secondary to hypertensive heart disease.

The Command’s spokesperson, Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the death on Thursday.

He said, “He had a crisis during a meeting and was rushed to the hospital. Unfortunately, he didn’t survive. He was not sick before the incident. If he were sick, he wouldn’t have attended the meeting”

The Imo State Police Command has commenced an orderly room trial of three inspectors, one sergeant and three constables alleged to have engaged in unprofessional conduct, ranging from extortion to high-handedness towards members of the public.

In a press statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, it was stated that the trial followed the identification of the personnel by complainants, which led to their arrest and subsequent investigation.

He said that orderly room trial proceedings have therefore been initiated against the personnel, whose names were given as Inspector Eyo Udo of the Anti-Vice Unit; Inspector Peter Nweke of the Rapid Response Squad; and Inspector Ita Asuquo of Operation Search and Flush.

Others include Sergeant Chukwuka Ekwueme of the Anti-Vice Unit and the trio of Police Constables Onuwa Samuel, Patchris David and Amos Sunny, all of the Anti-Vice Unit.

“Notably, some of the personnel were captured in a viral video depicting an alleged extortion incident involving operatives attached to a Joint Task Force, JTF operation,  at Seven-and-a-Half Junction, Obowo, including the other sister agencies whose personnel have been handed over to their various agencies for disciplinary action.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma assures members of the public that the disciplinary process will be thorough, transparent, and in accordance with the Nigeria Police Force regulations and the outcome of the trial will be made public.”

Okoye urged members of the public to continue to report acts of misconduct by police personnel via the Command’s Complaints Response Unit, CRU, on 08148024755, 08068923224 and 08134783532.