Seme Customs Intercepts Over N167M Worth Of PMS

The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service intercepted a total of N167,722,751.51 worth of premium motor spirit (PMS) from January to November 2022

The Customs Area Controller of Seme, Comptroller Jibo who reiterated his officers readiness to combat any form of transborder smuggling during the Yuletide period said the command will continually facilitate genuine trade across the Seme Badagry axis.

According to a press release by the commands Public Relations Officer Hussaini Abdullahi, the command gave a breakdown of the various PMS seizures made this year to be equivalent to 28 tanker loads of 33,000 litres each.

The release explained that the seizures made at different times were effected along the creeks and beaches around Badagry.

A recent seizure with a Duty Paid Value of eight million, eight hundred and eight thousand, two hundred and eighty (N8,808,280.00) only was made in the late hours of Wednesday 8 December 2022.

The release reads, “The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Bello Jibo explained that, with this latest seizure, the Command has so far intercepted a total of thirty-one thousand (31,000) jerry cans of PMS in 30 litres each, equivalent to nine hundred and thirty thousand, one hundred and forty (930, 140) litres, about twenty (28) tanker loads of thirty-three thousand (33,000) litres each from January to date".

“The combined Duty Paid Value (DPV) of the aforementioned items stood at one hundred and sixty seven million, seven hundred and twenty two thousand, seven hundred and fifty one Naira, and fifty one kobo (N167,722,751.51) only;

“The Comptroller further stated that the giant feat achieved by the Command is unprecedented and the first of its kind in the history of the Command. He reiterates the commitment of his officers to continue making smuggling unattractive while noting that the Command will not succumb to cheap blackmail paddled by economic saboteurs who believe that the only way to succeed in carrying out their nefarious activities, is by spreading falsehood on the Command. He affirmed that the Command remains committed to fighting all forms of illegal and unlawful businesses to a standstill at our borders.

“The CAC called on Nigerians who are doing legitimate business along the corridor continue their normal activities as the Command remain firmly in its quest to facilitate legitimate businesses”.

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