Customs authorities in Nigeria and the Republic of Benin have deepened cooperation on the use of geospatial technology to boost economic security, sharpen border surveillance, and ease legitimate trade along their shared corridor.
The partnership was the focus of a meeting held at the ECOWAS Conference Hall, Seme-Krake Joint Border Post.
Speaking at the event, the Customs Area Controller of the Seme Area Command, Comptroller Abdullahi Kaila, described the initiative as a major step forward in border management, trade facilitation, and tackling the security threats facing one of West Africa’s busiest trade routes.
He said the new technology would give Customs officials sharper intelligence and stronger operational capacity to fight smuggling and other cross-border crimes.
Also speaking, the Head of Geospatial at the Nigeria Customs Service, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Labaran Ahmed, said the initiative is piloting the Service’s border management application using the World Customs Organisation (WCO) satellite platform.
He explained that the tool would help identify weak points along the border and allow field officers to be deployed strategically to those locations for targeted, more effective operations.
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