Chana Bags CGC Special Award for Service Excellence

BY EGUONO ODJEGBA

The Area Controller, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Command, Comptroller Dauda Ibrahim Chana has been honoured with the Comptroller General of Customs Special Award for Service Excellence for his outstanding performance.

The award recognizes that under Comptroller Chana’s watch, the command as the flagship of customs operation in Northern Nigeria and have raised the stakes in revenue generation, customs trade enforcement and compliance, resulting unprecedented boost to trade facilitation.

Under his watch, excise factory control and duty collection in Kano the leading commercial nerve centre of the North West has significantly since assuming leadership of the command, with increased monitoring via improved ICT approach and deployment.

Chana’s commitment to service is demonstrated in the leadership he is providing for genuine trade without compromising government policy, especially as they affect key economic areas such asthe Kano Free Trade Zone.

In the third quarter collection, Chana achieved a revenue generation in excess of N78b . This shows a sharp increase above third quarter 2023 collection with over N45 billion which represents a 137% increment.

There has also been a higher level of anti smuggling activities evident by massive seizures of prohibited items from smugglers, believed to be through improved customs host community relationship.

Under his watch, notable seizures and arrests made recently includes  2,293 tons of pangolin scales and the arrest of two suspects.  The Kano pangolin scales seizure was part of the 9,493 kg total volume handed over to the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) by the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi in Lagos, recently.

Earlier, Chana handed over seized medicament to the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). On September 10, 2024 at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Chana also coordinated the interception of three big brown cartons containing 1880 pieces of ENOX 4000 anti -xa iu/0.4ml injection syringes with injection bottles.

He also handed over to NAFDAC one sack containing 750 pieces of Otrivin bottles of 15ml each. He has enshrined a record of fighting smuggling without casualties either on the side of his officers and the people.

A stickler to the SOP, Chana believes in team play, and encourages inter agency synergy and collaboration. Noted for achieving voluntary compliance through regular interactions with stakeholders, Comptroller Chana has maintained steady touch with the host governors of the Kano and Jigawa states where his command is domiciled.

Stakeholders and associates have described his award as deserving.