In barely eight weeks, the Nigeria Customs Service’s special task team, Operation Whirlwind, has apprehended petroleum products worth ₦181.6 million along smuggling routes between Nigeria and Cameroon.
According to reports, ACG Kolapo Oladeji, the National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, revealed the revelation at a press conference on Thursday in Yola.
According to Oladeji, “this operation is geared towards energy and food security to foster economic growth in line with the core mandates of the Federal Republic of Nigeria President, Bola Tinubu.”
According to Oladeji, 55 operations aimed at smuggling hotspots throughout Adamawa State resulted in the seizures.
He declared, “Operation Whirlwind Zone D has repositioned all of its machinery across its areas of responsibility, ensuring that the border becomes airtight.”
He urged stakeholders to work together to further the region’s socioeconomic development and cautioned smugglers to stop their illegal actions.
He pledged, “We will make sure that the supply chains of these economic wreckers are truncated in accordance with enabling laws.”
He further stated that the government would receive the proceeds from the auction of the confiscated petroleum products.
Speaking at the function, Mrs. Abidemi Adewumi-Aluko, Assistant Legal Advisor at the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, characterized the proposed auction as a justifiable action to recover national resources and stop economic sabotage.
Because they endanger national security, such offenses are punishable by life in jail, she said.
She warned of severe legal repercussions and urged fuel traffickers to cease their operations.
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