Customs to reestablish ties with Chad, Cameroon

Adewale Adeniyi, the Nigeria Customs Service’s acting comptroller general, has stated that the organisation plans to rebuild positive ties with Cameroon and the southern region of Chad.

This was said by Adeniyi in a statement that was received on Friday while he was hosting Prof. Babagana Zulum, the Governor of Borno State, in Abuja.

The service, according to him, would revive cross-border trade in the northeast.

Adeniyi also indicated his willingness for the service to enhance commerce activity in Nigeria’s northeast.

As the insurgency has weakened, he continued, “Moving forward, we will need your cooperation to connect with people of the Borno border communities. We will strengthen our positive connection with Cameroon and, of course, the southern part of Chad by using it as a springboard.

The policy, in accordance with the head of Customs, will strengthen the local economy and provide jobs for residents of the state.

The CGC valued the long-standing partnership between the service and the government of Borno State in terms of border security and humanitarian aid.

He also reaffirmed his willingness to assist terrorism victims in the state.

He told the governor that his government was committed to working with the military to create new policies that would help restore the region’s cross-border trade in its entirety.

Zulum had already congratulated Adeniyi on being named the CGC.

“Let me start by congratulating you on being named the new Comptroller-General of this important body in this nation. In addition, Zulum said, “I want to applaud the NCS for raising the living standards for the displaced communities in Borno and other parts of the northeastern region.

He praised the organisation for providing food and non-food products to the state’s displaced people, which, in his opinion, lessens the suffering of the Boko Haram insurgency’s victims.

I’m here to ask for your help in providing food and non-food items to Borno State’s most needy residents.

In order to encourage cross-border trade in the North-East, notably in Borno State, the governor indicated interest in working with the service.

I want to convey my willingness to collaborate with the NCS to improve the flow of products over Nigeria’s borders with Cameroon, Chad, and Niger as peace has gradually returned to Borno State.