CUSTOMS INTERCEPTS N195M WORTH OF SMUGGLED FUEL IN ADAMAWA, TARABA
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In Adamawa and Taraba states, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized petroleum products valued at N195,719,930 during the last four months.
Comptroller Garba Bashir, the command’s leader, revealed during a news conference in Yola that the illicit gasoline trade is making Nigeria’s economic problems worse and robbing its people of vital resources.
“These smuggling rings are not only disrupting domestic supply but are also undermining the energy sector reforms initiated by President Tinubu’s administration,” Bashir stated.
He explained that smugglers were using unofficial border routes and waterways to divert fuel meant for local consumption, warning that the Customs Service would not relent in its efforts to combat the illicit trade.
“Our command is deploying advanced tools and intelligence-gathering techniques to identify and dismantle these smuggling operations. Smugglers will find no refuge in our jurisdiction,” he declared.
Several tankers, trailers, and other vehicles used in the unlawful transportation of petroleum products were seized as a result of the investigation. The magnitude of the illegal trade in the area was further highlighted by the command’s interceptions of illegal goods like alcohol and elephant ivory in addition to gasoline seizures.
Suspects connected to the gasoline smuggling operations have been taken into custody and are presently awaiting trial at the Federal High Court in Yola, Bashir said.
He called on Nigerians to back Customs’ anti-smuggling campaign, stressing that public collaboration and teamwork are necessary to combat economic sabotage.
Several tankers, trailers, and other vehicles used in the unlawful transportation of petroleum products were seized as a result of the investigation. The magnitude of the illegal trade in the area was further highlighted by the command’s interceptions of illegal goods like alcohol and elephant ivory in addition to gasoline seizures.
Suspects connected to the gasoline smuggling operations have been taken into custody and are presently awaiting trial at the Federal High Court in Yola, Bashir said.
He called on Nigerians to back Customs’ anti-smuggling campaign, stressing that public collaboration and teamwork are necessary to combat economic sabotage.
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