Trade, Security & Governance* Intelligence-Led Enforcement: How Comptroller Momodu Dauda’s Command Recorded a ₦273.7 Million Anti-Smuggling Breakthrough
_By Lod Onyeji Correspondent | Policy & Enforcement Desk_ CALABAR — The Nigeria Customs Service [NCS] has recorded a major enforcement gain in Nigeria’s South-South maritime corridor, intercepting prohibited goods with a Duty Paid Value [DPV] of *₦273,676,021* across Cross River and Akwa Ibom states. The operation was announced by Comptroller Momodu Dauda, Area Controller of the Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone and Akwa Ibom Area Command, at a press briefing in Calabar. The seizures, and the operational record behind them, offer a case study in how career professionalism and data-driven enforcement translate into measurable economic and security outcomes. The Operation: Volume, Value, and Violation Type Under Dauda’s command, officers intercepted: 1. *1,996 kegs* of foreign refined vegetable oil concealed in two 20-foot containers 2. 1,500 imported used tyres 3. *L105 jumbo bales of second-hand clothing 4. 800 litres of PMS, b...
