New boss, same game—but way fiercer: Kwara Customs’ Acting Controller DC Najeem Akanmu Ogundeyi just dropped a bombshell at Tuesday’s presser, revealing over N1.2 billion in seized contraband since he took over less than a month ago. “Zero tolerance” under the 2023 Customs Act is paying off big, he says—no mercy for economic saboteurs.
The loot? 389 bales of used clothes and 108 sacks of bags on Ogbomosho-Iyankorin road; 6,500 liters of petrol at Bukuro; 450 bags of foreign rice at Okuta; 170 used tires on Lagos-Jebba. Plus flashy rides: 2025 Toyota Landcruiser VX, Lexus LX 600, and Mercedes GLE350—all under probe. Duty Paid Value: N1,219,209,369.
Ogundeyi saluted his team’s grit in tough spots, urged tips from the public, and vowed sustained ops with human rights front and center. Kwara’s no smugglers’ playground anymore!
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