WATCH THE VIDEO HERE The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says its operatives of the Operation Whirlwind have intensified its fight against fuel smuggling, leading to a major crackdown on smugglers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, in Gembu and Kan-Iyaka border communities of Taraba State. Gembu, the headquarters of Sardauna Local Government Area (LGA), and Kan-Iyaka, a transit route into Cameroon, have become notorious for illicit fuel smuggling activities. Speaking in Jalingo during a public auction of the seized items, the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, revealed that a total of 34,470 liters of petrol were confiscated from smugglers in a swift operation. He said Customs operatives also seized a special-purpose transportation truck used for smuggling, adding that the operation was carried out in partnership with the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and with technical support from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).
TARABA: Customs seize 34,470 litres of petrol
