Yuletide: Customs auction seized petrol to ease transportation

The National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, Hussein Ejibunu, has announced that 15,325 litres of seized Petroleum Motor Sprit, popularly known as petrol, will be auctioned to the public to ease transportation hardship during the festive season.

According to a post on the service’s official Facebook page, Ejibunu made the announcement while addressing journalists in Ikeja recently.

He highlighted the recent seizure of 613 Jerrycans of PMS with a duty paid value of N27.5m by operatives in the Lagos-Ogun Axis.

Ejibunu added that the operation has been on since 27 May 2024 and has yielded positive results.

He stressed that the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has urged the operatives to continue sustaining the tempo until the activities of these economic saboteurs are stamped out of this country.

Ejibunu disclosed that, as directed by the CGC to auction the seized PMS, a court condemnation order and all legal processes have been finalised by the office of the legal adviser.

“On this note, the CGC has directed for auctions of the seized product to members of the public at the rate of N10,000 per 25 litres. This will ease the transportation hardship during this festive period,” he concluded.

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