March 4, 2026

Smuggled Petrol Worth 14,375 up for Auction by Customs in Cross River

Abigail A William

The Nigeria Customs Service has announced plans to auction 14,375 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) seized from smugglers heading to Cameroon.

The PMS was seized by the Nigeria Customs Service Special Anti-Smuggling Taskforce named Operation Whirlwind in the Calabar axis of the zone.

National Coordinator of the taskforce in Zone C, DCC Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Calabar, saying that the Duty Paid Value for the product stands at N14,375,000.

He said, “Within the past several weeks, acting on credible and actionable intelligence, our operatives successfully dismantled a coordinated network involved in the illegal exportation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to neighbouring Cameroon

“During the operation, we intercepted 235 jerry-cans of 25 litres each and 40 drums (200 litres each) of Premium Motor Spirit, amounting to a total volume of 14,375 litres.