The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 199,495 litres of smuggled fuel in Adamawa State.
A statement by the NCS on Thursday said the move is in line with the agency’s resolve to crack down on smuggling.
The Comptroller-General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi said intelligence-driven operations by NCS officers in the Adamawa/Taraba Command led to the interception of 199,495 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
He added that “the operatives of Operation Whirlwind had successfully seized fuel, with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦199,495,000, being smuggled across borders using tankers, jerry cans, and drums.
“These economic saboteurs are determined to inflict hardship on law-abiding Nigerians, but let it be clearly understood that the Nigeria Customs Service remains resolute in its mandate to protect our national economy, ” he said.
“Despite the well-articulated economic reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to stabilise the energy sector, some unpatriotic elements remain determined to undermine these efforts through complex smuggling operations,” he added.
The Customs’ boss said operatives carried out the interceptions at strategic smuggling routes, including Mova, Dasin, the Galamba-Song axis, and the Mubi-Maiha corridor.
Adeniyi assured Nigerians that the NCS would continue to adapt its strategies, strengthen intelligence gathering, and collaborate with security agencies to close in on smugglers.
“There will be no safe haven for them within our operational areas,” he said.
