Customs Operation Whirlwind Seizes 67,000 Litres of Petroleum Worth N84.8M in Kwara, Niger
Leadership reports that the Nigeria Customs Service's (NCS) Operation Whirlwind, active along the Kwara and Niger states axis, has seized 67,000 litres of petroleum valued at N84.8 million in just one month.
Initiated in May 2024 and coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the operation marks a significant effort in combatting smuggling activities.
According to a statement signed by Zakari Chado, spokesperson for the NCS Kwara Area Command, the seized petroleum has since been auctioned to the public, as announced by the exercise's national coordinator, Comptroller Hussaini Ejibunu.
“A few months into the ongoing operations Whirlwind, appreciable results have been recorded, particularly in the areas of illegal smuggling of petroleum motor spirit (PMS).
“The operation, through the leadership of Compt. Hussaini Ejibunu took a definitive step to put Nigeria on the path to suppress the smuggling of PMS out of the country through the exercise. The operation WHIRLWIND exercise has no doubt saved the country huge resources and enhanced national security as the smuggling of PMS out of the country through Kwara land borders has been considerably curtailed,” Chado said.
He added, “Our operatives consisting of enforcement officers and Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU) covering Niger/Kwara axis have continued to record a large number of seizures and arrests. On 17th and 18th September.”
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Share-Tsaragi Ibrahim Labaika Kaosarah Adeyi Ilorin Water Reticulation Kumbi Titiloye Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji Bareke Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union Senate Minimum Wage Busari Alabi Alausa ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited Mary Kemi Adeosun T And K FOODS Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin Laboratory-to-Product Kabir Shagaya Moshood Mustapha Belgore Mohammed Ghali Alaaya SDP Tunde Saad Oke-Ode Tunde Kazeem Ishaq Oloyede National Union Of Road Transport Workers Olayinka Jelili Yusuf Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye Rabiu Kwankwaso Abdulkadir Jimoh Suleiman Mora Omar Demola Banu Razaq Atunwa Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Teachers Specific Allowance Olayinka Are Vasolar Bello Taoheed Abubakar Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem Bolaji Nagode Shehu Adaramaja Mahe Abdulkadir Kayode Zubair Muhammadu Buhari Aliyu Kora Sabi Kola Shittu Olatunde Michaels Haliru Yahaya Omar Bolaji Gambari Muideen Olaniyi Alalade Ile Arugbo Yusuf A. Usman Oyin-Zubair Kulende Adamu B. Yaqubu Risikat Lawal Busari Toyin Isiaka Vasolar Consortium Kamaldeen Kehinde Peculiar Allowance Isiaka Alikinla Hassan Oyeleke Mohammed Ibrahim Abiodun Oyedepo Lafia Aliyu Korasabi Amos Bajeh Ahmad Uthman Gabriel Fashanu Samuel Adaramola Ilesha-Baruba Moses Adekanye Alaaya Kwara Apc Yunus Lawal

