DAILY TRUST
Officials of Operation Whirlwind Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service, on New Year eve, raided some criminal hideouts along the Lagos waterways in Badagry and intercepted 10,970 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as Petrol stocked in plastic sacks concealed in wooden boats.
The commercial value of the petrol is put at N110 million
The products were allegedly being smuggled into Benin Republic by members of a smuggling ring operating in Lagos State creeks.
Zonal Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind Zone A, comprising six states in the South West region, Kehinde Ejibunu, who made this disclosure on Thursday stated that the petrol was stored in 61 plastic sacks and seven plastic Jerricans.
” On 31 Dec 2024, that is on the eve of the New Year, the operatives mounted a surveillance on the waterside in Badagry and intercepted 61 sacks and seven Jerrycans of Premium Motor Sprit (PMS) loaded in a large Canoe with it destination to Benin Republic…
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