Customs seals filling station over alleged petrol smuggling
The Operation Whirlwind of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has sealed a filling station in Lagos State over alleged involvement in petrol smuggling. The filling station, located in the Owode-Apa area of Badagry, was sealed by customs officials attached to Operation Whirlwind Zone A, as part of efforts to curb the illicit trade. One suspect […]
adewale adeniyi (comptroller general of customs)
The Operation Whirlwind of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has sealed a filling station in Lagos State over alleged involvement in petrol smuggling.
The filling station, located in the Owode-Apa area of Badagry, was sealed by customs officials attached to Operation Whirlwind Zone A, as part of efforts to curb the illicit trade.
One suspect identified as Adeola Ismail, was also arrested for his alleged involvement in petrol smuggling. He was later granted administrative bail.
The filling station was found to have been involved in the smuggling of petrol to neighboring Benin Republic.
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The customs service had been monitoring the activities of the filling stations before taking action.
Commander, Operation Whirlwind, Assistant Comptroller of Customs (ACG), Kola Oladeji, while addressing newsmen at the Customs Training College, Ikeja, on Tuesday stated that the sealing of the filling station is part of the customs’ crackdown on petrol smuggling in the southwestern region of the country.
The Commander explained that the operation also resulted in the interception of N80.4 million worth of petrol and seven vehicles from flashpoints in Lagos and Ogun States respectively.
“The Operation Whirlwind successfully intercepted a total of: 1,980 Jerricans of 25liters/30liters respectively of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) yielding a volume of 49,500 Litres, at various notorious smuggling flashpoints within Ajilete Axis, Ijoun Axis, Haro Axis, Badagry Axis, Owode Idiroko Axis, Eree Ado-Odo, and Obada Imeko Axis,” he said.