Kebbi: Customs auctions 66,500 litres of seized petrol

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Kebbi State Command, has auctioned 66,500 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, seized during anti-smuggling operations successful the state.

The Customs Area Controller, Muhammad Ibrahim, disclosed this connected Thursday during a nationalist auction and handover workout successful Birnin Kebbi.

He said the seizures were made nether Operation Whirlwind, a peculiar enforcement portion targeting cross-border smuggling and amerciable diversion of petroleum products.

According to him, the cognition is portion of efforts to curb economical sabotage and support nationalist resources.

Also speaking, the National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, Aliyu Abubakar, said 864 jerrycans of petrol, amounting to astir 21,500 litres, were intercepted astatine assorted smuggling routes, including Bagudo, Kamba and Jega Road.

He added that a tanker ca...