CAC, Seme Area Command
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Lion of Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller Mohammed Uba Garba,Customs Area Controller, CAC, Seme Area Command,Comptroller Uba who is always known for his exceptional performance at every Command he heads has extended the familiarisation tour of his new Command to Nigerian Army and the traditional ruler of Badagry town and other stakeholders in the Border Command in order to strengthen the working synergy between Customs and the Nigerian Army and other security agencies in the Border.
The Controller, Seme Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mohammed Uba, said that inter-agency collaboration is imperative in Customs operations, especially in curbing smuggling of prohibited items across the nation’s borders.The CAC demonstrated this when he visited the Army Battalions 243 and Oba Akran of Badagry, to seek their cooperation on the need to work in synergy at enforcing strict security measures within Seme border.
Comptroller Uba stated this when he played host to the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division, Nigeria Army, Major General M. S. Yusuf, who paid him a working visit. Major General Yusuf and his team visited the Command on a familiarisation tour. “Inter-agency collaboration is important in checking activities of economic saboteurs at the border communities in order to enhance revenue generation for optimum economic growth and development.
“Seme Area Command is ready to work closely with the Nigerian Army and other agencies of government at the border to ensure that offensive items are not smuggled into the country through the axis,” the Customs Controller said. Speaking during the visit, the GOC, who is in charge of Lagos and Ogun States, expressed readiness to work with the Seme Command in curtailing illicit business at the border.
Comptroller Uba and top officers of Seme Customs Command also visited the Oba of Ibereku town, as part of the familiarisation exercise,which becomes imperative for Seme Customs to intimate traditional rulers, as well as other security agencies on the need to ensure appropriate security enforcement at the border.
