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admin The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 94,550 litres of petrol from across the country in the last couple of months.
The petrol, parked mostly in jerry cans and drums, were intercepted from people suspected to be diverting the product to neighbouring countries.
Men and officials of Operation Whirlwind, an anti-smugglibg arm of the NCS established specifically to curb illegal petrol export, made the seizures within the last couple of months.
Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adeniyi, who announced the latest development in Yola, said the seizures resulted from further anti-smuggling operations after he first addressed the media on the activities of ‘Operation Whirlwind’ in June.
Adeniyi, on June 10, announced that ‘Operational Whirlwind’ had seized 150,950 litres of PMS valued at N105,965,391 from across the country.
Represented by Customs Deputy Comptroller-General, Olaniyi Olajugun, on Wednesday said ‘Operation Whirlwind’ has continued to make strides in curbing the illegal exportation of petroleum products.
He added that the ongoing operations had recorded substantial seizures in various locations which include the North West borders in the Sokoto-Kebbi axis, the South West borders around Seme-Badagry, and Idiroko axis, as well as the Southern borders in Cross River and Akwa Ibom states.
