The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified its crackdown on fuel smuggling, seizing 34,470 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and a heavy-duty transportation truck at the Taraba-Cameroon border.
The operation, led by Customs’ Operation Whirlwind, targeted smugglers in Gembu and Kan-Iyaka, Sardauna LGA, a notorious transit route.
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Customs Comptroller General Bashir Adeniyi revealed that intelligence reports detected suspicious fuel movements between Sorofi and Kan-Iyaka, prompting swift interceptions.
The seized fuel, stored in 1,149 jerry cans, was confiscated along with a N4 million truck, bringing the total duty-paid value to N37.78 million.
Adeniyi warned that fuel smuggling threatens national security and economic stability, urging citizens to support anti-smuggling efforts to ensure local fuel availability.
He reaffirmed the NCS’s commitment to dismantling smuggling networks and safeguarding Nigeria’s energy sector.
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