Customs Operation Whirlwind Seizes 67,000 Litres of Petroleum Worth N84.8M in Kwara, Niger

Date: 2024-11-12

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.

Shoprite     Mahee Abdulkadir     Sherif Sagaya     Apado     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Emir Of Lafiagi     Abdulwahab Oba     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Oniyangi     Oye Tinuoye     Kayode Ishola     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Temitope Ogunbanke     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Okiki     Olatunji Ibrahim     Aliyu Muyideen     Lukman Adeloyin     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Matthew Okedare     Ilorin West     Isa Aremu     Shehu Salau     CCB     Ilesha-Gwanara     Women Radio     Tunde Kazeem     Otoge     National Broadcasting Commission     IEDPU     Isau     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Adanla-Irese     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Funmilayo Zubair     Mamman Saba Jibril     Isin     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     CKNG     Suleiman Ajadi     Farouk Salim     Razak Atunwa     Age AbdulKareem     Amosa     Kayode Bankole     Osuwa     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Owode Market     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Code Of Conduct     Sam Onile     Eleja Taiwo Banu     SDP     Wahab Issa     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Umar Ahmed Gunu     National Democratic Congress     Ramat Oganija     Kannike     Kwara State Television     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Maryam Nurudeen     Mike Omotosho     Sarah Alade     Jaiz Bank     3MTT     Saidu Yaro Musa     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Mohammed Abdulahi     Muhammadu Buhari     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Elekoyangan     Lanre Issa Onilu     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     Tosho Yaqub     Musa Yeketi     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Aliyu Sabi     Olawuyi     John Olajide Adedipe     Issa Oloruntogun     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Damilola Yusuf     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Maryam Ado Bayero     Alfa Yahaya Road     Lanre Olosunde     Pakata     Okanlawon Musa     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Bibire Ajape     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Council Of The Wise     Emir Of Kano     Durosinlohun Kawu     Pakata Patriots     Temitope Ogunbanke     Awili Pedro     SWAN     Oloye     Inside Kwara     Pilgrims Board     Kulende     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Buhari     Saidu Yaro Musa     Mohammed Abduraheem     Doyin Awoyale     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Bashiru Makama     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Samuel Adaramola     IEDPU     Balogun-Ojomu     Assayomo     Alfa Belgore     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Muhammed Abdullahi     Femi Gbajabiamila     A.O. Belgore     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Lawan     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Manzuma     John Obuh     Offa Poly     Toyin Saraki     Christopher Ayeni     Jimoh Bashir     Titus Ashaolu     Photo News     Onikijipa     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Olatinwo     Idofin     Tanke Road     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Kwara State Fire Service     IF-K     EFCC     JMK Construction Company Limited     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Bayer Nigeria Limited     V.O. Abioye     Yahaya Abdulkareem