Ogun Customs lead joint engagement to spice up border safety

Decided to spice up safety, the Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun I Space Command, has organised a joint border safety engagement geared toward enhancing regional safety and selling clean cross-border commerce.

The command, whereas asserting this in a submit through one in all its social media handles, burdened that the high-level stakeholders’ assembly, held final week at Idiroko, introduced collectively heads of sister safety companies from Nigeria and the Republic of Benin, alongside different vital stakeholders concerned in border administration.

Talking on the discussion board, the performing Customs Space Controller in cost, Oladapo Afeni, a Deputy Comptroller of Customs, said that his mandate because the Chairman of the Joint Safety Discussion board prioritises securing the border as a basis for efficient commerce facilitation and income era.

“My intention is to reappraise the safety state of affairs on the border to debate points impeding the graceful circulate of commerce and regional safety,” he said.

He famous that the presence of Beninese counterparts underscored the significance of bilateral collaboration in resolving shared challenges.

“Our counterparts from the Republic of Benin are right here, so we’re going to focus on points affecting either side, together with a number of checkpoints,” Afeni added.

Afeni additional defined that whereas safety stays paramount, environment friendly cargo motion alongside border corridors can solely be achieved by way of sustained cooperation amongst key stakeholders.

He described the command’s outlook for the New 12 months as promising, whereas additionally assuring that officers and males of the command are dedicated to surpassing earlier operational achievements.

The engagement additionally featured an interactive session throughout which contributors recognized challenges and proffered options geared toward lowering journey time and enhancing enterprise actions alongside the Idiroko Border axis.

Ogun I Space Command is a key operational unit of the Nigeria Customs Service, headquartered in Idiroko, Ogun State. It covers strategic land border factors and routes that join Nigeria with the Republic of Benin, making it central to frame safety, smuggling prevention, and commerce regulation within the South-West area.