The anti smuggling operatives of the Kebbi State Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service have continued to give petroleum smugglers tough time as the command’s Anti Bunkering Team seized 478 jerrycans of 25 liters each (11,950 liters) of PMS.
The petroleum products which, according to a release by signed Nasiru Manga, the Public Relations
Officer of the Command was intended to be smuggled out of the country through Yauri water way on Thursday, 11th August, 2022,
The release states that, based on a tip off, the intelligence operatives had monitored the movement of loaded jerrycans of PMS to a spot near the water way for some days before the deployment of the anti-bunkering squad, who struck and intercepted the 11,950 litres of PMS and evacuated the product to the Command’s Headquarters in Birnin Kebbi.
Commenting on the development, the Customs Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Joseph Attah lauded the fruitful collaboration of relevant units of the Command, stressing the need for security agencies to share information, work together and achieve result in the interest of the nation.
The CAC further restated the Command’s resolve to strictly monitor all the waterways under the Command, especially this raining season against smuggling of PMS, rice, second hand clothes and other items that could compromise national security and economy, calling on the border communities to give relevant information that can help curtail smuggling activities in Kebbi State.
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