Seme Border Customs Posts 448% Revenue Jump Under Comptroller Kaila as Trade Facilitation, Anti-Smuggling Accelerate
_ Data from March–May 2026 shows B’Odogwu deployment and compliance push driving results at Nigeria’s busiest land border _ By Lod Onyeji SEME, Nigeria — Two months after assuming office, Comptroller Abdullahi Kaila is reporting measurable gains in revenue, trade facilitation, and enforcement at the Nigeria Customs Service’s Seme Area Command. At a media briefing on May 25, 2026, Kaila presented a scorecard showing a sharp rise in collections and a surge in seizures along the Seme-Badagry corridor, positioning the border post to play a larger role in ECOWAS and AfCFTA trade flows. Revenue: 448% Year-on-Year Growth Between March 2026 and the briefing date, Seme Command generated * ₦9.80 billion * , up from * ₦2.19 billion * in the same period in 2025. That’s an increase of * ₦7.61 billion * , or * 448% year-on-year * . Kaila attributed the jump to four factors: 1. * Tighter compliance mechanisms * reducing under-declaration and duty evasion. 2. * Improved stak...
