Customs CG warns officers against abuse of police powers, demands integrity

Customs officers must outsmart smugglers, go intelligence-led

Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has urged officers to adopt intelligence-led operations, deploy modern technology and strengthen professionalism to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated smuggling networks. Adeniyi, who gave the charge on Thursday at the inaugural Customs Police Summit in Abuja, said criminal networks were […]

Customs CG warns officers against abuse of police powers, demands integrity

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has warned customs police officers against abusing their enforcement powers, stressing the need for discipline, integrity and respect for the rule of law.Adeniyi gave the warning on Thursday in Abuja at the inaugural Customs Police Summit, where he emphasised that the Service must balance trade facilitation with the fight against illicit trade.According to him, …

Customs Seeks Stronger Reforms To Combat Illicit Trade

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has called for stronger institutional reforms, inter-agency collaboration and technology-driven operations to enhance the effectiveness of the Customs Police Unit (CPU) in tackling illicit trade and maintaining discipline within the Service. The call was made at the inaugural Customs Police Summit, themed, “Reimagining Customs Policing: Learning from the Past, Responding to the Present…

Adeniyi Tasks Customs Police to Embrace AI, Intelligence-Led Policing

Adeniyi Tasks Customs Police to Embrace AI, Intelligence-Led Policing The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has charged officers of the Customs Police Unit (CPU) to build a doctrine-driven, intelligence-led and technology-enabled policing system anchored on discipline, restraint and integrity. He made the call during his keynote at the opening ceremony of the inaugural Customs […]