Afrigather The Nigeria Customs Service, Anti-bunkering Unit, stated it intercepted 13, 750 litres of Premium Motor Spirit popularly referred to as petrol in Ogun State.
The Coordinator of the NCS’s Anti-bunkering Unit, Husseini Ejibunnu, who disclosed this whereas addressing journalists in Ikeja on Friday, stated that the consignments have been intercepted in numerous elements of Ogun State.
Ejibunnu added that the duty-paid worth of the seized petrol was N13.2m, stressing that the contraband was intercepted inside three days.
“We seized a complete of 760 jerry cans in 25 litres every equal to 18, 750 litres with responsibility paid worth of N13.2m,” Ejibunnu stated.
He said that the successes recorded have been a transparent manifestation of the willpower and resilience of the officers to realize the targets set earlier than them.
“It was a three-day operation, the primary one was achieved at Imeko, the second was carried out at Owode whereas the third was carried out at Ijowun,” additionally Ejibunnu stated.
In accordance with him, a number of the seizures have been dropped at the FOU, Zone A.
The coordinator disclosed {that a} whole of 9 automobiles used as technique of conveyance have been additionally impounded.
“Seven of the automobiles are actually in Lagos whereas two are parked at Abeokuta,” he stated.
Ejibunnu stated that two suspects have been arrested within the earlier operations whereas none was arrested within the current operation.
He vowed that suspects who fled from the scene can be tracked down via the recovered automobiles.
He disclosed that the Comptroller Basic of Customs, Wale Adeniyi, is placing collectively a authorized workforce that may deal with all instances in court docket.
The previous CAC answerable for FOU Zone A stated that the interception merely exhibits the unit’s unwavering help of the plans and packages of the service for the larger advantage of our nation.
Talking on the rationale for the formation of the unit, Ejibunnu stated, that it was arrange by the CGC to make sure that Nigerians benefit from the full advantages of gasoline value deregulation consistent with the imaginative and prescient of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He stated that the actions of the unit cowl all zones of the service
