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Olomu recounts achievements as he bows out of Apapa Customs command amidst applause 

– hands over big shoe to Comptroller Oshoba
Gloria Odion 
For 15 performance – parked months,the newly promoted Assistant Comptroller- General of Customs, ACG Babatunde Olomu, bestrode the landscape of Apapa command of the Nigeria customs service like a Colossus.
His blistering performance saw him set revenue record of N2 trillion in 2024 while he handed over N1.8 trillion receipt collected so far in 2025, which was 60 percent of the N3 trillion annual revenue target of the command.
According to Olomu, who handed the baton of leadership of the command to Comptroller E O Oshoba on Monday, September 8th, 2025, the Apapa command under his watch also achieved a record-breaking single-day revenue of ₦17.9 billion on June 19, 2024, surpassed by ₦18.2 billion in October 2024, and later ₦18.9 billion on March 14, 2025.
For August 2025 alone, the command also generated ₦214.9 billion despite initial technical hitches that accompanied the introduction of B’Odogwu, the Unified Customs Management System (UCMS).
On trade facilitation, Olomu recalled that Apapa Port played a pioneering role in Nigeria’s participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), including the first historic shipment under the Guided Trade Initiative in July 2024 and a subsequent shipment to Kenya in November of the same year.
He also stressed his administration’s success in promoting faster cargo clearance, dispute resolution, and compliance.
In anti-smuggling operations, the outgone CAC revealed that the command seized 75 containers of contraband within his tenure, comprising fake and expired medicaments, codeine syrup, tramadol, cannabis, used clothing, and other prohibited items.
With this impressive performance, Olomu, recently elevated to the management cadre of the Service as a ACG, bowed out from the leadership of the Apapa command command with a thunderous applause and commendations from stakeholders who believed he had left behind a big shoe for his successor,  Comptroller E.O.A. Oshoba.
The new Customs Area Controller pledged to sustain the achievements of his predecessor while bringing new energy into the command.
He commended Olomu’s record-breaking tenure and assured that he would build on the legacies of transparency, integrity, and modernization.
Oshoba outlined his leadership philosophy as “Look, Listen, and Learn,” noting that his immediate focus would be to understand the peculiar challenges of the command and collaborate with officers and stakeholders to address them.
The new helmsman called for renewed dedication and maximum cooperation, stressing that “no one succeeds alone.”
Comptroller Oshoba promised to deepen ongoing reforms under the Comptroller-General, especially in trade facilitation, ICT deployment, and global best practices.
He pledged to strengthen programs such as the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO), Time Release Study (TRS), and Advanced Ruling (AR), while pushing the UCMS to greater heights.
“As Nigeria now chairs the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council, we must uphold compliance, transparency, and innovation to maintain our leadership role in global customs administration,” Oshoba stated.
He assured stakeholders that his tenure would prioritize inclusiveness, innovation, and excellence, promising to “sustain the excellent records achieved and, by the grace of God, break new grounds for Nigeria through Apapa Port.”
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Whirlwind of career progression hits Customs.

–appoints four DCGs,12 ACGs, promotes 3,312 senior officers, 202 Junior officers 
— collects 3.7 trillion in six months.
Funso OLOJO 
In a gale of career advancement, the Board of the Nigeria Customs Service, at its 63rd regular meeting held on September 2nd,2025, has approved the appointment of four Deputy Comptroller- General of Customs(DCGs), 12 Assistant Comptroller- General of Customs(ACGs) while it endorsed the promotion of 3,312 senior officers into various cadres.
According to the statement by the Service, the Customs’ Board, Chaired by the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, endorsed these appointments to fill vacancies created by the recent retirement of some management members.
These appointments were also made in line with the availability of positions across the six geopolitical zones and in strict compliance with the Federal Character Policy of the Government, as provided in Section 14(4) of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023.
The newly appointed DCGs are: AB Mohammed (North-West), GO Omale (North-Central), OC Orbih (South-South), D Nnadi (South-East).
 While the new ACGs include: MP Binga (North-East), CA Awo (South-East), AB Shuaibu (North-Central), AT Abe (North-West), K Mohammed (North-West), B Mohammed (North-West), TM Daniyan (North-Central), B Oramalugo (South-East), OP Olaniyan (South-West), B Olomu (South-West), IK Oladeji (South-West), and CC Dim (South-East).
 The promotion of 3,312 senior officers cut across various ranks from Comptroller of Customs (CC) to Assistant Superintendent of Customs II (ASC 11).
Additionally, the NCS Management during its 6th Management Meeting held on Friday, 29 August 2025, approved the promotion of 202 junior officers from Assistant Inspector (AIC) to Customs Assistant I (CA1).
Meanwhile, the Service has announced that it collected the sum of N3.7 trillion between January to June, 2025, representing, representing a remarkable performance above expectations.
The collected revenue surpassed the projected revenue for the period by N390,197,847,119.32, equivalent of 11.85%, reflecting the Service’s strengthened capacity in revenue mobilisation.
“In practical terms, this signifies that within six months, the NCS has already achieved 55.93% of its annual revenue target.
“The Board noted that this impressive outcome underscores the effectiveness of ongoing reforms, improved compliance by stakeholders, and enhanced deployment of technology in Customs operations” the statement said.
It was also revealed that the Service has taken delivery of six additional scanners, including an FS6000 model to boost non-intrusive inspection.
Similarly, the NCS has procured  Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) equipment, setup of the Centralised Image Analysis System (CIAS) at Customs Headquarters, reinforcement of cybersecurity architecture, operationalisation of a multi-channel help desk, onboarding of additional stakeholders, and delivery of targeted capacity-building programmes.
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Olomu bows out as Apapa Customs boss, sets high revenue records, promoted to ACG 

Funso OLOJO 
The Area Controller of the Apapa command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Babatunde Olomu, may have bowed out as the Area Controller of the Apapa command following his elevation and decoration today, September 2nd,2025 in Abuja as the Assistant Comptroller- General of Customs (ACG).
He was decorated, along with other promoted senior officers, with his new rank by the Comptroller- General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi.
Olomu, who  took over the rein of Apapa command from retired Compt. Babajide Jaiyeoba on May 6, 2024, left in his trail a high revenue collection tragectory.
With this decoration, ACG Olomu will exit Apapa Port and expected to hand over to a new Area Controller  anytime soon.
During his 16 months as the helmsman of the Apapa Customs, Olomu broke the revenue collection record of  the command in multiple times.
He closed the year 2024 with an unprecedented N2.2 trillion revenue.
Before he bowed out, he marshalled his officers to rake in a whooping sum of N215 billion in the month of August, 2025.
In October, 2024, the command, under his watch, recorded an astounding revenue haul of N18.2billion in a single day, a record he broke in March, 14th,  2025 when the command grossed the sum of N18.9 billion in a single day, a revenue feat unprecedented in the history of the command.
During his 16 months stewardship, Olomu led his command to a monthly revenue collection record of N264.455 billion in October 2024, a feat never  achieved in a single day in the history of the command.
Similarly ,the command generated the sum  N1.875 trillion between January and October 2024.
The N2.2 trillion revenue collected in 2024  represents a 101% increase over the N931.1 billion collected during the same period in 2023.
The command also replicated the  astounding feats in revenue collection in its anti- smuggling activities as he made the command a hot haven for smugglers and traders of illicit products as several landmark seizures were made during his 16 months rein at the command.
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Customs FOU A intercepts 15 assorted rifles, 4,841 rounds of ammunition, 2 industrial drones along Ogun border

Funso OLOJO
The Federal Operations Unit( FOU) of the Nigeria Customs Service, Zone A, has intercepted a Nissan Almera vehicle laden with a cache of arms and ammunition along Ogun border town of Ilara, Ogun state.
The intercepted vehicle, according to the Controller of the Unit, Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu, contained 14 used JOJEF Magnum semi-automatic firearms (designed in Italy) with the following serial numbers:I. 22-0743, II. 602-H22YT-556, III. 602-H22YT-700,
IV.698-H21PT-24 (Pump Action), V. 602H22YT-586, VI. 602-H22YT-551, VII. 602-H22YT-566, VIII. 19KS-0193, IX. 602H22YT-415, X. 22-1809
XI. 22-1466, XII. 602-H22YT-642
XIII. 602-H22YT-583, XIV. 602-H22YT-572
One used Mossberg pump action shotgun (Made in USA) Serial No. P256630.
In addition, 4,841 rounds of ammunition, two cartons of Danu Spaghetti (20 pieces per carton),  two bales and one sack of used clothing, which were used to conceal the arms and ammunitions, were found in the intercepted vehicle.
Comptroller Shuaibu, who was addressing journalists at the Headquarters of the unit in Lagos on Thursday, September 2nd, 2025, said the seizures were made possible through a coordinated enforcement operations by his men and officer.
“Additionally, another patrol team made a separate interception of a Volkswagen sprinter bus suspected to convey drones in a wooden box along the Akure- Ore axis in Ondo state while on a routine patrol” the Customs Comptroller declared.
” On Thursday, 7th August 2025, at approximately 0213hrs, one of our patrol teams, acting on credible intelligence, intercepted a Nissan Almera vehicle suspected of conveying prohibited items via the Ilara bush paths near the border in Ogun State.
“Upon sighting our officers, the driver and one passenger abandoned the vehicle and fled into the bush to evade arrest
However, an arrest was made inside the second vehicle which was laden with the two industrial drones.
“The arrest occurred at about 0910hrs of 9th August 2025.
“Further investigation of the bus confirms the drones to be industrial drones without proper documents.
“One suspect was arrested in connection with the seizure.
“The drones, second-hand clothing, and cartons of spaghetti have a duty paid value (DPV) of N377, 110,800.00 only.
“The interception of these security threatening items underscores the unwavering commitment of the Service under the leadership of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, to disrupt the activities of non-state actors and safeguard national security” Comptroller Shuaibu said.
The seized arms and ammunition have been handed over to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) for further investigation and possible prosecution.
“Let me take this opportunity to reiterate that the importation of arms, ammunition, or drones of this nature requires valid approval, permits, and an End User Certificate from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).
“Any deviation from these regulatory requirements will be treated as a deliberate attempt to undermine national security and will be met with swift and decisive action by all relevant security agencies, including the NCS.
“These kinds of seizures are not achieved without serious planning, intelligence gathering, and tactical execution.
 “I therefore commend the bravery, professionalism, and commitment of our officers, whose efforts made this successful interception possible.
“The unit remains resolute and vigilant in its mission to suppress smuggling to the barest minimum.
At a time when our nation faces complex security challenges, it is imperative that all stakeholders remain aligned in our collective efforts to prevent these non-state actors from achieving their criminal objectives” the FOU A boss declared.
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