NCS commends Tin-Can Command over timely use of intelligence

The management of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has again commended the Controller, Tin Can Island Port command, Comptroller Yusuf Bashar for what it termed ‘timely use of intelligence.’

Bashar who made this known at a press briefing in Lagos recently where he displayed arms, military kits and already made Nigerian food seized by the command said the commendation followed the recent discovery and interception of a cocaine importation and others recorded by the command.

He said apart from the traditional enforcement operation, the command relies a lot on intelligence, which has aided in the seizure of prohibited items through the Tin Can port.

“Once we get intelligence, we work on it and we sieve it so that we can extract the facts and that has been yielding fruit. We received another commendation from the customs management just last week for timely use of intelligence which led to the seizure of the cocaine import,” he said.

He said that the command had handed over seized arms and ammunition and other military accessories to the appropriate government agency for the fourth time in a row since he assumed office at the command.

The customs boss noted that the command believed so much in inter-agency cooperation as the only way the nation could move forward saying that whatever they discover in the cause of discharging their duties, they always look for the appropriate agency be it the Police or the Department of State Security (DSS) and hand over the items to them.

“We have had several seizures in the past. We started with 900 pieces of live ammunitions discovered in a container with one pistol and that we handed over appropriately because we believe in inter agency collaboration. That is the only way the nation can move forward.