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.
Ajibola Saliu Ajia Adamu Ibrahim Sabi Moses Salami Yashikira Code Of Conduct Kwara-SAPZ Project Tunji Oyawoye Sanusi Abubakar Iyabo Adewuyi Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu Marafan Shonga Magaji Are Ilofa Trade Lenda SME Fair Elerin Of Adanla Irese Abdulrazaq Magaji Jimba Babatunde Emir Of Kano Abikan Anilelerin Charles Ibitoye Moses Adekanye Ohoro Of Shao Garba Dogo Peculiar Allowance Isiaka AbdulRazaq Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq Saka Onimago Segun Olawoyin Babaloja-General Makama Of Kaiama Bashiru Makama Universal Basic Education Commission Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation Yahaya Seriki Gambari Mohammed Danjuma Albert Ogunsola Fatimah Abdulkadir Innocent Okoye Olofa Of Offa Mohammed Alabi Lawal Mahe Abdulkadir Fola Consultant Ndama Al-hassan Oja-Oba Ibrahim Taiwo Road Bayo Ajia Amoyo Bolakale Kawu Vasolar Consultoria Yahaya Oloriegbe Kehinde Boyede Raimi Iyanda Kale Belgore Sarah Alade Abegunde Goke Rebecca Bake Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani Durbar Festival Ronke Adeyemi HYPPADEC Muhammad Toyin Sanusi Lithium Deposit Isiaka Oniwa Galadima Yakubu Dogara Funmilayo Braithwaite Suleiman Mora Omar Valsolar Consortium Tafidan Kaiama Kwara Hotel Mahfouz Adedimeji Musa Alhassan Buge Yunus Oniboki Iyaloja-General Ogbondoroko

