Custom-mades Seizes Drugs, Rice, Fuel in Joint Nigeria-Benin Border Operation
The Nigeria Customs Service(NCS)has actually tape-recorded 6 significant seizure cases including narcotics, pharmaceuticals, rice, petroleum items and utilized clothes throughout a joint border security operation with Benin Customs, leading to the detention of 4 suspects.
The operation, code-named Operation GEOCONTROL, was performed from June 29 to July 8, 2026, along the Benin-Nigeria border passage under the World Customs Organisation (WCO)-Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Joint Project.
In a declaration released on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the NCS stated the operation reinforced intelligence-led enforcement through the implementation of geospatial intelligence, aerial security, danger mapping and collaborated field activities.
The workout united the Nigeria Customs Service and the Benin Directorate General of Customs under WCO coordination, with assistance from JICA.
According to the Service, the combined outcomes of the operation covered 10 targeted locations, with Benin Customs reporting 31 seizures, while the Nigerian side taped 6 substantial seizure cases. 4 suspects were likewise apprehended throughout the workout.
The NCS described that Operation GEOCONTROL marked the very first functional release of geospatial intelligence abilities established through the GEOINT Master Trainer Programme for West Africa, which was finished in February 2026.
The effort was created to use geospatial intelligence in determining smuggling hotspots, mapping high-risk paths, enhancing intelligence sharing and supporting collaborated enforcement throughout the shared border.
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The Service stated the operation integrated geospatial analysis, hotspot mapping, aerial security, intelligence exchange and collaborated field release to enhance functional preparation and decision-making.
It included that using danger maps and hotspot analyses assisted enforcement groups determine susceptible border places, evaluate high-risk motion patterns and release workers and other functional resources to concern locations.
The workout likewise offered a chance to use abilities gotten through the GEOINT Master Trainer Programme to useful border security obstacles.
The NCS kept in mind that the exchange of functional info in between the 2 Customs administrations boosted coordination and showed the worth of technology-driven enforcement in taking on global smuggling.
It stated the seizures highlighted the significance of cross-border cooperation in combating illegal trade and activities that threaten nationwide security, weaken genuine commerce and deny federal governments of earnings.
The post-operation report, dated August 2, 2026, recorded the outcomes and functional lessons from the joint release.
The Service stated the partnership amongst the WCO, JICA, Nigeria Customs and Benin Customs showed how shared intelligence, geospatial innovation and collaborated functional preparation might reinforce enforcement along typical borders.
The NCS declared its dedication to deepening cooperation with worldwide partners and neighbouring Customs administrations to enhance intelligence sharing, reinforce border security and help with genuine trade.
It included that it would continue to release appropriate technological abilities, expert competence and collective enforcement structures to fight smuggling, safeguard nationwide interests and promote a much safer and more effective trading environment.
The declaration was signed by the NCS National Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Abdullahi Maiwada, PhD, mnipr, mniia, on behalf of the Comptroller-General of Customs.
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