– Strengthens inter-agency synergy, deepens anti-smuggling operations
Oritsegbubemi Omatseyin
Lagos — The Customs Area Controller of the Ports and Terminal Multi-Services Limited, PTML, Area Command, Comptroller Joe Anani, has announced a 34.3% increase in revenue collection for the third quarter of 2025, underscoring the Command’s consistent performance in revenue generation, trade facilitation, and anti-smuggling operations.
Speaking during his maiden press conference held on Friday, Comptroller Anani revealed that the Command collected a total of ₦116.2 billion between July and September 2025, compared to ₦86.5 billion during the same period in 2024.
“As you may be aware, PTML is the pilot area for deployment of the Unified Customs Management System, UCMS, also known as B’Odogwu. We have made huge success using the platform which is evident in our volume of trade processed and revenue collected”, Comptroller Anani stated.
He attributed the Command’s success to the leadership of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, whose policy thrust of Collaboration, Consolidation, and Innovation continues to guide operations across commands.
“I took over a well-organised Command, and on my watch, we have sustained the tempo of achievements in revenue collection, trade facilitation, prevention of smuggling, stakeholder engagement, and inter-agency collaboration”, he said.
On anti-smuggling, Comptroller Anani reaffirmed that PTML Command remains uncompromising in enforcing national security despite its trade facilitation mandate. He disclosed several high-profile seizures within the third quarter, including; One WE Tactical made in Taiwan Airsoft pistol, Two magazines and 12 rounds of live ammunitions, a 1x40ft container with marks falsely declared as magnetic resonance imaging apparatus but upon 100% examination was found to contain 6,262 cartons of antibiotics of various brands, another 1X20FT container falsely declared as supermarket items but upon 100% examination found to contain pharmaceutical drugs.
The Duty Paid Value of the two containers was ₦200 million.
Comptroller Anani noted that the Command’s existing relationships with sister agencies and other stakeholders have been boosted through inter-agency visits, intelligence sharing and crime prevention strategies.
He appreciated stakeholders and urged them to remain compliant with trade laws to benefit from the Service’s Authorised Economic Operator, AEO, framework.
In line with Inter-Agency Collaboration, the seized containers were handed over to the Director of port inspection directorate of the National Agency for Food, Drug, Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Dr. Olakunle Olaniran, who commended the performance of the NCS towards the security of the nation.
