Nigeria Customs Service Unveils 2025 Enforcement Strategy, Dissolves Joint Border Patrol Team
Nigeria Customs Service Unveils 2025 Enforcement Strategy, Dissolves Joint Border Patrol Team
Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR
By Frank Odinukaeze
In a significant move to enhance border management and trade facilitation, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced a comprehensive 2025 Enforcement Strategy. This initiative aims to eliminate trade bottlenecks, bolster border security, combat smuggling, and promote legitimate trade.
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, has approved a reduction in customs checkpoints nationwide to streamline operations and facilitate the movement of goods and people. The NCS will now focus on actionable intelligence and strategic risk management frameworks to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Additionally, the Service is deploying geospatial tools and advanced technologies to support its enforcement strategies, highlighting a commitment to innovative, intelligence-driven border enforcement and anti-smuggling operations.
As part of these new measures, the NCS has also announced the dissolution of the Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT) after consultations with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). The JBPT, which began as “Ex-Swift Response” in 2019, was instrumental in enforcing the partial border closure policy, curbing the influx of dangerous goods, and ensuring compliance with Nigeria’s trade and security regulations. The NCS expressed gratitude to the various government agencies that collaborated in this effort, acknowledging their vital contributions to securing Nigeria’s land borders.
The NCS assures the public and stakeholders that these changes will not compromise border security or trade facilitation. Instead, they represent a significant step towards modernizing customs operations, enhancing trade compliance, and strengthening national security.
The CGC, while seeking the support of all stakeholders in combating economic sabotage, reaffirmed his and his officers’ commitment to securing the nation’s borders, facilitating legitimate trade, and ensuring the safety and well-being of all Nigerians.
Abdullahi Maiwada ,Assistant Comptroller of Customs,ACC ,National Public Relations Officer ,NCS, made this known today in a press statement.
