Customs dismisses allegations of smuggling surge, revenue leakage

Why This Matters

Key context: <img width="1280" height="721" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Customs.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Customs.jpeg 1280w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Customs-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Customs-1024x577.jpeg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /><p>The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has dismissed allegations of increased smuggling, revenue leakage, recruitment impropriety and manipulation of succession within the Service, describing them as a misrepresentation of its operations and administrative processes. A report had alleged intensified smuggling along the Seme, Idiroko, Ilaro, Ipokia and Igbeti-Kishi corridors, as well as manipulation of the 846 [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/13/customs-dismisses-allegations-of-smuggling-surge-revenue-leakage/">Customs dismisses allegations of smuggling surge, revenue leakage</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.