Lagos — Comptroller -General of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Dikko Inde Abdullahi, Wednesday, ordered the closure of two cargo warehouses operated by Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited, SAHCOL, and the Nigeria Aviation Handling Company, NAHCo, Plc at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos for alleged unwholesome practices including illegal clearing of goods and non-remittance of appropriate revenue to the Federal Government.

Following the killing of a senior Customs officer by a mob Friday in retaliation to the shooting of a smuggler, the Seme Customs Command has tightened security around the border, even as the Police was alleged to have made a number of arrests in connection with the incident.

As the on-going reform in Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) completes four years in August 2013, stakeholders are of the opinion that the reform has impacted positively to promote professionalism and efficiency, even as it tranformed NCS to operate in line with global trend.

Port operations at the Tin-can Island Container Terminal (TICT) were, Thursday, halted for hours following the killing of a Customs officer by a mobile policeman.

A TRIGGER-happy customs Officer has reportedly shot dead a villager at Seme, border area of Lagos and injured two others. The deceased identified as Friday Poku was driving into Nigeria in a red Volkswagen Jetta car with registration number GGE 81 AH along with three of his friends when the incident occurred.