The Oyo/ Osun Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service seized contraband worth N755.8 million and generated N23.9 billion in the third quarter of 2024.
The command’s Area Controller, Dr Ben Oramalugo,disclosed this, in Ibadan, Oyo State, while briefing journalists on the efforts of the command between August and October.
Oramalugo said that the N23.9 billion generated in the third quarter reflected a 27.5 per cent increase over the N17.3 billion generated in the corresponding period of 2023.
He listed the items seized in the period under review to include: 433 bags of 50kg each of foreign rice, 49 sacks of canabis sativa, 93 pieces of used tyres and 8,850 litres of petrol.
Oramalugo stressing collaborative efforts between the custom services and other sister agencies says the command will do more rid the society off the use of drug abuse and fake pharmaceutical drugs.
Also speaking the southwest director of NAFDAC Roseline Ajayi and OYO chief supritendent Narcotic of the NDLEA Olatunji Abogunrin promised to destroy seized cannabis and fake drugs handed over to the agencies by the oyo /Osun custom service.
