The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has declared a total war on smugglers, labelling them as enemies of Nigeria’s development.
Adeniyi made this declaration on Wednesday in Yola, during an update on the activities of Operation Whirlwind, a strategic initiative aimed at curbing fuel smuggling across Nigeria’s borders.
Adeniyi who was Represented by the Deputy Comptroller-General of Enforcement, Investigations, and Inspections, Olaniyi Olajogun, disclosed that two filling stations in Adamawa—Oilpad Global Services Limited, located opposite Yola International Airport, and Gawi Oil Nigeria Limited along Numan Road—had been fined by a court for their involvement in smuggling activities, adding that the seized Premium Motor Spirit was auctioned to the public at ₦630 per litre
He highlighted recent seizures, including two trucks, each loaded with 33,000 litres of PMS, 1,046 jerricans of 25 litres capacity, and 12 drums of 200 litres capacity filled with PMS, all intended for smuggling.