By ; Peace Udugba.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, has recorded a significant breakthrough in its ongoing efforts to combat the movement of illicit financial flows within the country.
To this end the flagship enforcement unit said it intercepted various sums of foreign currencies comprising $20,000 USD and 110,000 West African CFA Francs, with a total estimated value of ₦30,861,651.00 (Thirty Million, Eight Hundred and Sixty-One Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty-One Naira).
This was disclosed by the Comptroller of the Unit, Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu, during a brief handover ceremony held on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at the Unit’s conference hall in Ikeja, Lagos. According to Comptroller Shuaibu, the interception was made on Sunday, 13th July 2025 along the Babapupa bush paths within Seme border community at approximately 2345 hours.
A release made available by the Unit Public Relations Officer, CSC Hussaini Abdullahi quoted Shuaibu as saying:
Our operations patrol team was on routine surveillance along the Babapupa bush paths near the Seme border when they intercepted a Nissan Almera suspected to be a smuggled vehicle Upon sighting our officers, the driver abandoned the vehicle and fled into the bush to evade arrest.”
Addressing officers of the Unit, representatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and members of the NCBN crew, Shuaibu disclosed that an examination of the vehicle revealed the concealed sum of $20,000 USD and 110,000 West African CFA Francs, with a total estimated value of ₦30,861,651.00 (Thirty Million, Eight Hundred and Sixty-One Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty-One Naira).
He emphasized that the seizure is a testament to the dedication of his officers
