Customs Seizes Four Tanker Loads of Petrol at Seme

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, has seized 3,998 jerry cans of petrol with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N28, 924,397 intended to be smuggled out of the country through Badagry waterways.

The 3,998 jerry cans of petroleum products are equivalent to four tanker loads.

While showcasing the seizures to reporters in Lagos yesterday, Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Bello Mohammed Jibo, said the feat was achieved due to credible intelligence received by the command on the activities of smugglers.

His words: “The continuous surveillance and offensive patrol by the officers and men of the NCS Seme Area Command along the creeks and beaches have yet recorded another huge success.

“In the late hours of Monday 15 August 2022, the Command received a tip-off of intelligence that there were large quantities of petroleum product (PMS) stockpiled close to a beach along Badagry waterways intended to be smuggled out of the country.

“Our men stormed the location and the product was successfully evacuated to the Command premises in Seme Border”.

Commenting further on the giant’s strides achieved by the Command, Jibo reiterated the commitment of his officers to continue making smuggling unattractive.

He said further that economic saboteurs will be frustrated.

The Comptroller called on Nigerians to provide useful information that could help to curtail the illegal activities of unscrupulous elements in their midst.

He applauded his officers for the high-level of discipline, patriotism and professionalism exhibited in the discharge of their duty and urged them to keep making the Command and service proud.