The Cross River and Akwa Ibom Command of the Nigeria Customs Service intercepted 26,625 litres of smuggled petrol in Cross River, with a Duty Paid Value of N40,054,125. The seizure was made at the Zone C axis by a special task force called ‘Operation Whirl Wind’.
Kehinde Ejibunu, the Comptroller overseeing the Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Lagos, shared this information while in Calabar on Tuesday.
“This particular seizure is coming on the heels of a huge seizure of smuggled petroleum products respectively in zones A and B, covering both Lagos and Kebbi states, recently.
“Gathering here in Calabar this morning, the headquarters of Cross River /Akwa Ibom /FTZ Area Command, is for me to showcase to the general public another milestone recorded by the operatives of Operation Whirl Wind in zone C axis.
“Today, we have another seizure of 1,065 kegs of PMS, containing 26,625 of PMS together with one mode of conveyance.
“These interceptions were made on different dates and locations across Agbalagba-Ikom, Akansoko road, Ikom-Ogoja road and other places within the zone.
“It is worthy to note that in collaboration with NMDPRA, our operatives monitored the supply and distribution chain right from the depot of loading up to the final destination (retail outlets) to ensure PMS reach its manifested destinations,” he stated.