Operation Whirlwind of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 94.550 litres of petrol worth N75,450,900.00 at the Cameroon Adamawa bordering communities.
The seized fuel has been auctioned to the public at a controlled price
of N630 per litre.
On this long queue are thousands of motorists who have defied the harsh weather just to get fuel at this station sold at N630 per litre the product sold here is from the Two trucks of fuel recently seized at
Adamawa state border communities.
This development is coming as NNPC retail outlets in the state increased the pump price to N1,090 per litre while the independent marketers sell at 1300 per litre.
The Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adeniyi says operation
Whirlwind intercepted two trucks with 33,000 litre capacity each, one
thousand and forty-six Jerri cans of 25 litres, and 12 drums of 200
litres filled with PMS along the border.
The custom DG who was represented by the Deputy Comptroller General, Enforcement, Investigation and Inspection, Olaniyi Olajogun called for collaborative efforts to safeguard the nation’s resources and ensure that the benefits of fuel price deregulation are fully realized by all Nigerians.
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