No fewer than 150,950 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, (PMS), were intercepted across AdamawaSstate by the men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in the last week.
The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, made the announcement in Yola, the capital of Adamawa state, during an interactive session with media practitioners.
Empathizing the determination of the service to cripple smuggling activities in the state and the country at large, he warned those feeding fat on the trade to as a matter of urgency desist from such acts.
Adeniyi, who insisted that “it is not going to be business as usual for smugglers again”, said, “a total of 150,950 litres of Premium Motor Spirit ( PMS) put at DPV of over one hundred million naira was intercepted in one week”.
The sized PMS product, according to the customs boss, were packed in mostly 25kg Jerry cans and two tankers, he said, will be auctioned to the public.
Reeling out how the service has been working with relevant agencies to ensure that products are delivered to their destination, he applauded the collaborative efforts of sister security for the success so far recorded.
While sending strong warning to smugglers and those you may be nursing the idea of venturing into the trade, the service as made known by him, will leave no stone unturned in order to end or reduce smuggling activities to the barest minimum.
“We are guilded by credible intelligence and empowered by the new Customs Act 2023, our operations targeted illegal exploration particularly Petroleum products ensuring the availability of the product to all Nigerians”. He stated.
Aligning his weight to that of the custom boss, the Executive Director, Nigeria National Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Ogbugo Ukoha said efforts are being put in place to ensure the product is available to Nigerians .
NMDPRA as announced by him, have ordered that any tanker seen around any boarder area should be sized, adding that “we are working with relevant security agencies to ensure that products are delivered to their destination.”
