The Nigeria Customs Service has generated N52.7 billion revenue in Kano and Jigawa states in 2023.

The Customs Area Controller of the Kano/Jigawa Command, Comptroller Ibrahim Chana, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday, January 4, 2024.

Chana said the revenue represented an increase of 26.4 per cent when compared with N41.7 billion generated in 2022.

He noted that the command performed well last year in terms of revenue generation, trade facilitation, and anti-smuggling operations when compared with 2022.

He said the command achieved voluntary compliance by its stakeholders following regular sensitisation and proactive engagement with the business communities in Kano and Jigawa states.

The Customs Area Controller stated: “Vigorous enforcement actions by men of the command have resulted in several seizures, which contributed to suppression of smuggling in the two states.

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“Some of the seizures made were handed over to sister government agencies which the command has been cooperating within the spirit of inter-agency collaboration.”

Chana, however, commended the various organisations for their support to the service.

He listed the seizures made last year to include donkey skin, marijuana, expired and unregistered pharmaceutical products which he said were handed over to the concerned government agencies.

On trade facilitation, Chana made several visits since assuming leadership of the command to improve overall compliance levels among the various stakeholders engaged in Customs trade activities.

He added that these visits were part of a broader strategy to streamline processes and foster a more efficient and transparent trade environment.

He noted that they were engaged on a wide array of topics, including regulatory adherence, accuracy of documentation, and were educated on being efficient in terms of adherence to trade procedures.

On the recent Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) Conference held in Lagos, which centred on data analytics, Chana said the initiative on a data-driven Customs service was highly commendable.

The Star