From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
The Zone C Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted about 26,625 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
The Zone covers Cross River, Akwa Ibom and the FTZ command and the seizure is part of its Operation Whirlwind special operation which aims to guarantee energy security in the country
Speaking in Calabar on the interceptions, Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, the national coordinator of Operation Whirlwind said this amounts to 40, 054, 125 naira.
“Today, we have another seizure of 1065 – one thousand and sixty-five kegs of PMS.
“They contain twenty-five litres each which translates to 26,625 twenty-six thousand six hundred and twenty-five litres of PMS together with one mode of conveyance.
“With total DPV of 40, 054, 125 (forty million, fifty-four thousand one hundred and twenty five naira.
“These interceptions were made on different dates and locations across Agbaragba -Ikom, Akansoko Road, Ikom-Ogoja Road and other places within the zone”, he said.
He added that they are collaborating with the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA to monitor the supply and distribution chain right from the depot of loading up to the final destination.
He stressed that the service has resolved to dismantle and disrupt the network of cartels/smugglers of PMS.
Operation Whirlwind is jointly coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA and the NCS with NMDPRA, a regulatory authority in the oil and gas sector.