The leadership of the Nigeria Customs Service has identified the Badagry-Seme border as the most active smuggling route in the country, accounting for approximately 35 percent of smuggling activities in 2024.
Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, commenting on the seizure of over 28,000 litres of smuggled petrol, said that the proximity to the Republic of Benin and the complex network of waterways in this area continue to make it a preferred route for smugglers.
Adeniyi also said that what the Service is witnessing is not just routine customs violations but a systematic attempt to undermine Nigeria’s economic foundations through the diversion of strategic national resources.
He said the Nigeria Customs Service continues to confront a fluid national challenge that threatens our economic sovereignty and energy security: the persistent smuggling of petroleum products across our borders.
