Customs Seizes Cannabis Worth Over N900m, Mercury, Pistol in Oyo
Customs Seizes Cannabis Worth Over N900m, Mercury, Pistol in Oyo
The Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Area Command, says it has seized Cannabis Sativa worth over ₦900 million, alongside a pistol, magazines, detonating cords, hazardous chemical substances and police camouflage materials in Oyo State.
The Acting Area Controller of the Command, Deputy Comptroller Wale Moses Adewole, disclosed this on Thursday in Ibadan while briefing journalists on the Command’s anti-smuggling operations in August.
According to him, the seizures included 2,440 wraps of Cannabis Sativa, 2,012 bags of foreign parboiled rice weighing 50 kilogrammes each, 550 bags of 25 kilogrammes foreign rice, 1,150 used tyres and 101 used compressors.
Other items seized were 48 packs of Tramadol, used clothing and shoes, 450 kegs of Premium Motor Spirit, foreign vegetable oil, foreign sugar, used vehicles and other prohibited items.
The Command also intercepted 573 Nigeria Police Force crests and 92 yards of Nigeria Police Force camouflage uniform fabric.
Adewole said the police materials could be used for impersonation, unauthorised access and other criminal activities.
The Command also seized 10 containers of what it identified as “Corrosive 8 Mercury”, which it said could pose serious risks to lives and property if improperly handled, stored or transported.
The seizures further included one pistol, six pistol magazines, one pump-action magazine and 60 detonating cords.
The total duty-paid value of the seized items was put at ₦4.1 billion.
Meanwhile, the Command said it generated ₦65.66 billion in revenue between January and August 2026, representing a 13.88 per cent increase from the ₦57.66 billion generated during the same period in 2025.
The Acting Controller said the Command would continue to intensify intelligence-driven operations and collaborate with other security agencies to tackle smuggling while facilitating legitimate trade.
