Customs Ends CIU Trainings, Charges Officers to Translate Intelligence into Action
Gwagwalada, Abuja – January 24, 2026
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has charged officers of the Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU) to deploy intelligence as a practical tool in field operations, stressing that the true value of training lies in its effective application beyond the classroom.
The charge was restated on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC), Gwagwalada, during the closing ceremony of the Basic Intelligence Course, where over 450 officers successfully completed a three-week intensive intelligence training programme.
Representing the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, the Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Headquarters, Muhammad Shaibu, said the Service expects participants to return to their respective commands as disciplined, professional, and intelligence-driven officers capable of positively influencing operational outcomes.
He explained that the rigour, discipline, and structure of the training were deliberately designed to prepare officers for the realities of modern Customs operations. Shaibu urged the graduating officers to serve as worthy ambassadors of the Nigeria Customs Service and the nation by applying the lessons learnt with integrity, professionalism, and patriotism.
According to him, intelligence remains a critical pillar in combating smuggling, protecting national revenue, and safeguarding Nigeria’s economic and security interests, noting that officers trained under the programme are now better equipped to support these objectives.
It will be recalled that the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, had earlier, on Monday, January 5, 2026, during the opening ceremony of the programme, charged CIU officers to place intelligence at the centre of their professional conduct. He warned that no modern security or revenue operation can succeed without timely, credible, and well-applied intelligence.
The Comptroller-General had described the Basic Intelligence Course as the Service’s first formal engagement of the year, urging participants to view it as an opportunity to reposition themselves for more effective contributions to national security and economic protection.
The conclusion of the programme marks another step in the ongoing efforts of the Nigeria Customs Service to strengthen its intelligence capacity and enhance operational efficiency across all commands.
