In furtherance of its sustained anti-smuggling mandate nationwide, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have seized more than 38,000 litres of petrol, worth about N63 million in border towns across Adamawa State.
The national coordinator of the Service’s ‘Operation Whirlwind’, Deputy Comptroller General Abubakar Aliyu, who announced the seizure of the petrol at a press briefing in Yola, said the raid followed six weeks of surveillance specifically targeted at petrol smugglers.
According to him, the officers recovered 1,548 jerrycans of petrol, each holding 25 litres, while a truck used to move the fuel was also seized.
Aliyu disclosed that the seizures happened at several border spots, including Malabu Belel, Girei Wuro Bokki, Gurin Fufore, Wuro Alhaji Maiha and Mubi Sahuda.
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He promised that the operation would continue to stop fuel from being smuggled across the nation’s borders and by implication, protects the economy and ensure the safety of Nigerians.
