Customs dismantle fuel smuggling network in Southwest

The Nigeria Customs Service NCS has dismantled a substance smuggling web operating on the Southwest borderline corridor, arsenic portion of ongoing efforts to curb the amerciable export of Premium Motor Spirit PMS.

The improvement was disclosed during a property briefing held astatine the Customs Training College successful Ikeja connected Tuesday March 31, 2026 and posted connected the Official X grip of the Nigeria Customs Service.

Speaking astatine the briefing, the National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Abubakar Aliyu, said the cognition led to the interception of 14,875 litres of PMS.

“Over the past fewer weeks, our operatives, acting connected credible intelligence, person successfully dismantled a coordinated web of smugglers engaged successful the amerciable export of PMS to neighbouring countries,” helium said.

According to the statement, Aliyu explained that the seizures were made crossed respective locations, including Imeko, Ilara, Ilaro, Idiroko, and the Seme-Badagry axis.

He noted that a full of 544...