The Katsina Command of the Nigeria Customs Service said, on Friday, it intercepted a tanker loaded with 60,000 litres of petrol, suspected to be diverted to the border area in the state.
The tanker, suspected to be enroute to the border area for smuggling, was intercepted on the Jibia Road on September 30 by the NCS’s special task force, ‘Operation Whirlwind’.
The National Coordinator of the task force, ACG Kola Oladeji, disclosed this while handing over the tanker to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority in Katsina.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Oladeji was represented by the Commander Kano/Jigawa and Katsina axis, AC Sa’ad Isah-Yahaya.
According to him, the success was recorded in a decisive move to curb the smuggling of petroleum products and enforce national energy regulations in the country.
“The interception, which took place during a coordinated patrol operation on Jibia Road, was part of the service’s ongoing efforts to combat the illicit diversion of petroleum products and protect Nigeria’s economic interest.
“The tanker, suspected to be enroute to a border area for possible smuggling, was apprehended based on the ground of fake manifest and improper documentation,” he said.
According to him, the success was recorded in a decisive move to curb the smuggling of petroleum products and enforce national energy regulations in the country.
“The interception, which took place during a coordinated patrol operation on Jibia Road, was part of the service’s ongoing efforts to combat the illicit diversion of petroleum products and protect Nigeria’s economic interest.
“The tanker, suspected to be enroute to a border area for possible smuggling, was apprehended based on the ground of fake manifest and improper documentation,” he said.
