The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified its anti-smuggling operation to curb the smuggling of petroleum products, aiming to stabilize fuel prices and prevent artificial shortages within the country.
- Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, announced the seizure of 849 kegs of PMS, each containing 25 litres, along with two Mazda 626 vehicles used for transportation during a press briefing on November 22, 2024.
- The seized items have a duty-paid value of N30.225 million at the Nigerian National Petroleum Product Company Limited (NNPCL) retail price, marking the seventh operation by Operation Whirlwind in Zone A (southwest).
- Ejibunu stated that the operation has tightened the grip on smugglers, leaving no room for illegal activities across the country.
- He highlighted the operation’s success in improving the availability of fuel at filling stations.
- Ejibunu pledged to ensure that all illegal PMS smuggling routes leading to neighboring countries are permanently blocked.
