Petrol truck diverted from Borno nabbed in Kebbi

A truck carrying 60,000 litres of petrol meant to be discharged in Borno State has been arrested at the Kebbi border by men of the Operation Whirlwind of the Nigeria Customs Service. The truck with registration number NSR26ZL, laden with petrol worth over N60m, according to Customs, was to be smuggled out of the country […]

A truck carrying 60,000 litres of petrol meant to be discharged in Borno State has been arrested at the Kebbi border by men of the Operation Whirlwind of the Nigeria Customs Service.

The truck with registration number NSR26ZL, laden with petrol worth over N60m, according to Customs, was to be smuggled out of the country when it was intercepted at the border area of the state.

While addressing journalists at the Customs area command in Birnin Kebbi, Comptroller Mahmoud Matawalle Ibrahim, who represented the national coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, ACG Dr Kola Oladeji, said upon their investigation, it was discovered that the product was originally meant to be discharged in Borno State but diverted to Kebbi to be smuggled out of the country.

While handing over the seized petrol truck to the Deputy Manager of the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), who represented the state coordinator -Kebbi and Sokoto, Mr Ali Ajimi, he said, “The truck we are handing over today was suspected of diversion and was detained here at the Customs Area Command, Kebbi.”