Kano/Jigawa Customs Generates ₦63bn in Six Months
Kano/Jigawa Customs records higher revenue, major seizures and stronger enforcement efforts during the first half of 2026.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Kano/Jigawa Area Command generated ₦63.08 billion in revenue between January and June 2026, recording growth compared with the same period in 2025.
The Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Usman Adamu, announced the figures during a media briefing at the command headquarters in Bompai, Kano. He said the command exceeded its previous half-year revenue by ₦4.69 billion, despite lower cargo movement during the period.
The latest Kano/Jigawa Customs revenue reached ₦63,078,655,523.44, compared with ₦58.39 billion collected in the first six months of 2025, representing a 7.4 per cent increase.
Adamu said the Kano Free Trade Zone contributed more than ₦26 billion during the period, surpassing its total revenue for the whole of 2025 by about ₦4 billion. He added that the command recovered nearly ₦3 billion after identifying abuses linked to transit procedures.
The customs command also strengthened its anti-smuggling operations, leading to the seizure of prohibited and restricted goods with a total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦1.71 billion. The intercepted items included unregistered pharmaceuticals such as tramadol and pregabalin, four illegal air pistols, elephant tusks, foreign vegetable oil, military clothing, smuggled vehicles, foreign rice, pasta products, counterfeit agrochemical packaging and a drone camera without the required certificate.
Adamu said 22 suspects were arrested over the seizures, with some transferred to relevant agencies while others received administrative bail.
The command also intercepted undeclared foreign currencies and financial instruments at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. The items included $568,100, Saudi riyals, Chinese yuan, Ghana cedis and 35 kilograms of silver bars valued at ₦175 million.
According to Adamu, the strong Kano/Jigawa Customs revenue performance resulted from reforms including improved cargo clearance, real-time monitoring systems, intelligence operations and better stakeholder engagement.
He assured that the command would continue supporting legal trade, reducing smuggling and improving revenue collection throughout the second half of 2026.
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