The Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has said that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will implement every necessary action against saboteurs of Nigeria’s economy with a commitment to cripple their ‘illegitimate’ smuggling business.
Adeniyi stated this on Tuesday when he received Ambassadors of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN Habitat led by one Raymond Edoh, at the Customs Headquarters, Abuja.
“On behalf of the entire management team of the Nigeria Customs Service, I wish to inform you that we will partner with you in this campaign, and we will grant you all forms of support you may need to carry out this campaign, and I want to assign one of our amiable DCGs, Abba Kura, to work with you closely,” Adeniyi said.
The Customs chief appreciated the UN Habitat team for visiting the Nigeria Customs Service as part of their campaign against smuggling.
He welcomed the offer to engage officers and men of the Service in capacity building to enhance their understanding of digital literacy skills, adding that the NCS has already started embracing technology to advance its efforts to combat smuggling.
“What we’re trying to do is to raise a modern customs service through partnering with stakeholders to achieve our goals because we value partnership, and I am happy that you extended your hands of collaboration to work with us,” he said.
