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Customs Seizes 33,595 Litres Of Petrol Allegedly Bound For Cameroon

Posted by Samuel on Thu 24th Oct, 2024 - tori.ng

The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command headquarters of the NCS made the disclosure in Yola on Thursday, saying the seizures were effected between August and September 2024.

Petrol

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has confiscated a total of 33,595 liters of petrol, stored in jerry cans and drums, intended for smuggling into the neighboring Republic of Cameroon.

The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command headquarters of the NCS made the disclosure in Yola on Thursday, saying the seizures were effected between August and September 2024.

Addressing newsmen at his office, the Adamawa/Taraba NCS Area Comptroller, Garba Bashir placed the monetary value of the seized petrol at over N71 million.

He gave breakdown of the seized commodity as 1,115 jerry cans of 25 litres each and 26 drums holding 220 litres each.

Bashir listed other confiscated items as three vehicles which were means of conveyance of the seized petrol, 200 50kg bags of foreign flour, 57 50kg bags of parboiled rice, and 10 bales of second hand clothes.

According to Bashir, the confiscated containers of petrol, which were impounded from various borderlines in Adamawa and Taraba states, would be auctioned to members of the general public.