October 12, 2025

SEME CUSTOMS SEIZES 10,000 BAGS OF EXPIRED FLOURS, VEHICLES, FOREIGN PARBOILED RICE

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Seme customs Seizes 10,000 bags of Expired Flour,  foreign parboiled Rice, other smuggled Goods

By Babatunde Aremu

The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intensified its efforts against smuggling and revenue generation.

Customs area Comptroller, Seme area command, Wale Adenuga while showcasing the 10,000 bags of expired flour worth N1 billion  to journalists on Thursday said other items intercepted by officers and men of the command include:

– Smuggled vehicles
– PMS (Premium Motor Spirit)
– Used clothes
– Foreign parboiled rice
– Indian hemp

According to the CAC the sum of N1.5 billion was generated in September 2025.

Comptroller Adenuga emphasized that smuggling is economic sabotage and commended the Nigerian Armed Forces, especially the Navy, for their support in the seizures.

The seizures according to the CAC were made possible through interagency collaboration with the Nigeria NAVY, NAFDAC and other security agencies.