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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
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The Nigeria Customs Companies (NCS), Kebbi Space Command, seized 478 jerry cans containing 11,950 litres of petrol that have been about to be smuggled out of Nigeria.
Nasiru Manga, the command spokesperson, said this in a press release on Monday in Birnin Kebbi.
“The anti-smuggling operatives of the service have continued to present petroleum smugglers a troublesome time because the command’s anti-bunkering staff.
‘They seized 478 jerrycans of 25 litres totalling 11,950 litres meant to be smuggled in another country by Yauri waterway on Thursday.
“Primarily based on a tip-off, the intelligence operatives had monitored the motion of the loaded jerrycans of PMS to a spot close to the waterway for some days earlier than the deployment of the anti-bunkering squad.
“The squad struck and intercepted the merchandise and evacuated the identical to the command’s headquarters in Birnin Kebbi,” Mr Manga added.
Commenting on the event, Joseph Attah, the Customs Space Controller of the command, lauded the collaboration of related items.
He careworn the necessity for safety businesses to share data and work collectively to attain leads to the nation’s curiosity.
Mr Attah reiterated the command’s resolve to strictly monitor all of the waterways beneath the command, particularly this wet season.
This, he mentioned, is to curb the smuggling of contraband that might compromise nationwide safety and the economic system.
He referred to as on the border communities to present related data that might assist curtail smuggling actions within the state.
“The renewed offensive on smugglers within the final two weeks has seen the command making quite a few seizures of PMS, second-hand garments, used automobiles and fertilisers, amongst others,’’ he mentioned.
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