Racketeering: TTP Trains Customs Agents, Freight Forwarders On Eto APP

In a concerted effort to tackle racketeering and reduce inflated transportation costs in Nigeria’s seaports, Trucks Transit Parks Limited (TTP) has trained Licensed Customs Agents and Freight Forwarders on the use of its Eto electronic call-up system.
The training was held at Customs Processing Centre (CPC) Auditorium, Apapa, in collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and supported by the leadership of the Joint Association of Licensed Customs Agents and Freight Forwarders (JALCAFF), Apapa Command.
Speaking at the event, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu expressed appreciation to TTP for facilitating the training and emphasized the need for customs agents to take personal ownership of the Eto booking process.
“I want to thank TTP for this impactful training. I encourage all customs agents to begin doing their own bookings directly.
“By doing so, they can take back power from the unscrupulous elements exploiting their lack of knowledge, selling tickets at highly inflated prices”, Olomu declared.
He noted that empowering agents with hands-on training was key to dismantling racketeering networks that have plagued access to the ports and frustrated efficient logistics processes.
Also speaking, Chairman, Apapa Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Chief Emeka Chukwumalu, said the engagement was critical to the ongoing push to reduce cargo transportation costs and ease business operations at the Apapa Port.

The training represents a strategic step towards improving port access procedures and enhancing trust in the Eto system, which has been central to the electronic scheduling and movement of trucks in and out of the Lagos ports corridor.

TTP, developers and operators of the Eto platform, reaffirmed their commitment to ongoing stakeholder engagement, capacity building, and system optimization.

The company pledged to continue working closely with port regulators and users to ensure the platform delivers on its core objective of decongesting access roads, eliminating extortion, and fostering a more efficient cargo evacuation process at Apapa and Tincan Island Ports.