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How One Border Command Delivered a 24% Revenue Jump While Stopping Explosives, Expired Food, and Illicit Drugs

By Lod Onyeji  BADAGRY, NIGERIA — At 9 a.m. on Tuesday, a line of seized trucks, rice bags, and evidence tables stretched across the Seme Border, the busiest land crossing between Nigeria and Benin Republic. But Comptroller Abdullahi Shuaibu Kaila of the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, was not there to stage a photo opportunity.  “We are here to tell the story behind the seizures,” Kaila told journalists, security chiefs, and border community leaders. “Every interception is a choice between patriotism and greed, between lawful trade and criminality.” The data from that choice is striking. And it suggests why Seme, long viewed as a porous corridor, may now be a model for how Nigeria can secure borders, raise revenue, and protect public health — with the right backing from Abuja and partner agencies. The Numbers: Enforcement With Economic Returns In a single briefing, Kaila’s team displayed contraband with a Duty Paid Value of ₦365.16 million [$∼$238,000]. The haul w...

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