Port Harcourt II Customs Command Surpasses 2025 Revenue Target, Records N731.2bn and Major Anti-Smuggling Wins

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt II Command, has recorded an exceptional performance in 2025, exceeding its annual revenue target and reinforcing its role in strengthening Nigeria’s economy.
The Command was assigned a revenue target of N700.01 billion for 2025, following its impressive outing in the previous year. At the close of the fiscal year, it generated N731.2 billion, surpassing the benchmark by N31.25 billion, representing a 4.46 per cent increase above target.
The feat has been widely attributed to the focused leadership and operational efficiency of the Area Controller, Comptroller Aliyu Mohammed Alkali, whose administration has aligned closely with the policy thrust of the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) and embraced technology-driven reforms.
Under Comptroller Alkali’s watch, the Command effectively deployed the Unified Customs Management System (UCMS), popularly known as B’ODOGWU, an indigenous platform designed to accelerate cargo clearance, enhance transparency, and boost revenue assurance. The Controller also ensured strict adherence to standard operating procedures, instilled discipline among officers, and sustained regular engagement with key stakeholders across the port ecosystem.
While acknowledging the strategic importance of leadership at the command level, Comptroller Alkali expressed appreciation to the management of the Nigeria Customs Service, led by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, for creating an enabling environment that made the achievement possible. He further commended sister agencies and private sector stakeholders for their cooperation and synergy, which he described as critical to the Command’s success.
Beyond revenue performance, the Port Harcourt II Command also recorded significant enforcement milestones. Comptroller Alkali praised officers for their dedication, professionalism, and patriotic commitment, noting that their uncompromising stance against economic sabotage led to the interception of 75 containers with a cumulative Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N47.6 billion.
Providing further details, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Theophilus P. Duniya, disclosed that 30 of the intercepted containers were laden with expired, illicit, and unregistered pharmaceutical products, posing serious risks to public health. Other seizures, he explained, involved cargoes that contravened various provisions of the Customs and Excise laws.
According to Duniya, the seizures are intended to serve as a strong deterrent to smugglers and other violators of extant trade regulations, reaffirming the Command’s zero-tolerance posture against illegality.
In his closing remarks, Comptroller Alkali urged importers and Customs-licensed agents to make honest and accurate declarations, stressing that the Command remains committed to facilitating legitimate trade, enforcing customs laws, and upholding the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in line with national economic objectives.