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NCS Present Series Of Signifant Achievements In Adamawa

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NCS Present Series Of Signifant Achievements In Adamawa
By Muh’d Shafi’u Saleh
Following the intense intelligence-driven operations across Zone ‘D’ Axis covering the Adamawa/Taraba Command, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), under Operation Whirlwind has present the significant achievements in the states.
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service ( NCS) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, make this in a press briefing in Yola on Thursday, said barely two weeks ago, we reported a total seizure of 1,716,656 litres of petroleum products for the year ended 2024.
If you will be recalled that the Nigeria Customs Service, with the support of the Office of the National Security Adviser, established a special operation (Whirlwind) with the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). This strategic alliance has intensified surveillance and enforcement operations across critical border corridors.
He continue to say that “Our gallant officers have successfully intercepted and seized a total of 199,495 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) been diverted through various concealment methods and smuggling techniques. The Duty Paid Value (DPV) of these seizures amounts to One Hundred and Ninety-Nine Million, Four Hundred and Ninety-Five Thousand Naira (N199,495,000). These tactical operations yielded the following seizures
Four (4) Fuel Tankers carrying 97,000 litres,1,363 Jerry Cans of 25 litres each, totalling 34,075 litres and 311 Drums of 220 litres each, totalling 68,420 litres.
Our vigilant officers, operating in high-risk terrains, intercepted these products through well-coordinated operations targeting sophisticated smuggling attempts, including Night-time river crossing operations at Dasin Waterways, where large-scale maritime smuggling using sophisticated boat networks was disrupted.
Discovery and dismantling of illegal storage facilities within 500 meters to 1 kilometre of border communities.
Interception of fuel tankers attempting concealment in unauthorized dispensing points serving as smuggling reservoirs.
Prevention of cross-border movement through unofficial routes, particularly along the Galamba-Song axis, 8km from the Cameroon border.
Strategic waterways interdiction, including the seizure of a major shipment containing 311 drums and multiple jerry cans.
These tactical interventions were executed at identified smuggling corridors including Mova, Dasin, Galamba-Song axis, Mubi-Maiha axis, and critical waterway points along our international borders with Cameroon.
These repeated attempts by economic saboteurs to divert our strategic national assets clearly demonstrate their determination to inflict hardship on law-abiding Nigerians. Let it be clearly understood that the Nigeria Customs Service remains resolute and unshakeable in its mandate to protect our national economy. These seizures reported should be considered beyond the quantity of products recovered it also represent our commitment to safeguarding our national strategic assets.
Ensuring petroleum products meant for domestic consumption reach their intended destinations, protecting government revenue, maintaining the integrity of our borders
We will continue to deploy additional resources and adopt even more stringent measures to ensure that these saboteurs find no safe haven within our areas of operation. We will continue to adapt our strategies, enhance our intelligence gathering capabilities, and strengthen our partnerships with other security agencies to combat these economic saboteurs effectively.
Let me be clear: “there will be no safe haven for smugglers in our operational areas. We shall maintain this momentum and continue to justify the confidence reposed in us by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Administration, he emphasised.