Sadiq Misbau Murtala
- Superintendent of Customs
- Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters - Abuja
Mr. Sadiq Misbau Murtala holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Information Technology from Salem University, Lokoja. He joined the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on February 24, 2009, and attained the rank of Superintendent of Customs on January 1, 2021. Starting as an Illicit Trade Data Analyst, he was instrumental in generating anti-smuggling data for various departments and external stakeholders. His exceptional work earned him a certificate of merit from the World Customs Organization (WCO) – Brussels and a certificate of recognition from the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) in Vienna. In 2020, he was posted to the Seaport as a frontline officer and now serves in the Tariff and Trade Department of the NCS. Mr. Murtala has represented the NCS at numerous national and international seminars, workshops and conferences. In 2019, he presented the paper “Evaluation of e-Commerce Systems in Nigeria: Implementations and Challenges” at the 14th WCO PICARD Conference in Skopje, North Macedonia. In 2022, he presented along side other senior colleagues “Combatting Cross-Border Smuggling of Firearms in Nigeria – Latest Threats and Challenges” at the 18th edition of WCO PICARD Conference in Brussels. He was also a guest speaker at the 2022 World Border Security Congress (WBSC) in Lisbon, Portugal, and participated in the 2024 WBSC in Istanbul, Turkey. Additionally, his participation in the 2024 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit in Philadelphia, USA, organized by the US Customs & Border Protection, further enhanced his expertise in global border security and trade facilitation.
Sessions
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Trends in Drugs, Trafficking, SOC and Terrorism – impact across continents
Drugs on the streets seems to be the insoluble societal problem of our age. It destroys lives and permeates every part of society. It makes law breakers of otherwise law-abiding citizens and through their dealers puts them in direct contact with the criminal underbelly of society.
Drugs are the invisible glue that connects organised crime with terrorists, with the city slicker that likes to ‘do a line’ and with the student on campus, just starting out on their life story. Along the way it corrupts officials and politicians, and sucks billions out of the economies of every country it touches. Terrorists gain an unlimited source of revenue and expertise in illicit transfer and laundering of proceeds from illicit transactions.
In this session we will look at any new trends in drug trafficking and look to share any new policy developments and measures that have been successful in countering this evil trade.