The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 85 drums of petrol, each containing 200 liters, being illegally transported to Cameroon. Additionally, 795 jerry cans, each holding 25 liters of petrol, were found concealed along a bush path at the Sahuda section of the Nigeria-Cameroon border.
During a news briefing at the NCS area command headquarters in Yola, Comptroller Garba Bashir revealed that a Carina E with a hidden compartment loaded with petrol was intercepted along the Girei-Wuro Boki axis in Adamawa State. These seizures occurred from June 29 to the present date.
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Comptroller Bashir noted that over the past six weeks, the Area Command recorded 17 seizures of various items, with a total duty value of N36.9 million. He explained that the smuggling of petrol from Nigeria persists due to high demand and higher prices in neighboring countries like Cameroon and the Benin Republic, despite the repeal of the PMS subsidy.
Bashir emphasized the command's commitment to combating smuggling activities, stating, “We will continue to strengthen our capabilities and carry out operations to counter every move of smugglers until we bring smuggling down completely.”
