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By Steve Agbota
The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Monday, convened a high-level stakeholders meeting to tackle mutiple checkpoints, border-related crimes, trade barriers and improve legitimate trade along Lagos-Abidjan corridor.
Speaking at the meeting, Controller of the Seme command, Wale Adenuga, lamented the persistence of unwholesome practices and multiple checkpoints along the Seme border corridor (Lagos-Abidjan Corridor) as these illegal activities impede trade facilitation.
However, he called on security agencies and border communities to unite in tackling issues that could tarnish Nigeria’s image and hinder regional commerce.
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“The checkpoints we have on the roads are too much, it is disgraceful. The CGC has directed that the checkpoints be reduced and on no account should anyone delay a legitimate business. After this meeting, it will not be business as usual. We will create an implementation committee on all that we have discussed.
”The Comptroller General of Customs is now the number one Customs officer in the world and Nigeria cannot be different from what is obtainable in other part of the world.
The more we facilitate legitimate trade, the better for our country. When trade thrives, crime reduces. That is the vision our Comptroller-General, Adewale Adeniyi has consistently championed building a legacy of trade facilitation and a conducive environment for economic growth.”
On the plight of the residents, one of the community leaders, Joseph Agoro, argued that majority of the fight and conflicts on the border corridor is caused by camp boys recruited by security agencies along the border route.
