The Federal Government stated its concern over the smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as petrol.
This was revealed by the Comptroller- General of the Nigeria Custom Service, (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, at a press conference in Yola.
He revealed that the act has been ongoing for the past two weeks.
“Today, we are here to update members of the public on the strategic efforts of the Nigeria Customs Service in addressing the critical issue of fuel smuggling through the recently launched Operation Whirlwind, under the auspices of the Office of the National Security Adviser,” he said.
According to him, the product is being smuggled from Nigeria to neighboring countries and is happening as a result of the massive increase in price of petrol in the countries.
The average price of petrol in the countries is equivalent to ₦1,787/ litre and the average price of petrol in Nigeria is ₦701/litre.
He reiterated the National Custom Service’s resolve to collaborate with the National Security Adviser (NSA) to tackle the issue.
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