Yuletide: Customs public sale seized petrol to ease transportation

The Nationwide Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, Hussein Ejibunu, has introduced that 15,325 litres of seized Petroleum Motor Sprit, popularly often called petrol, can be auctioned to the general public to ease transportation hardship through the festive season.

Based on a submit on the service’s official Fb web page, Ejibunu made the announcement whereas addressing journalists in Ikeja lately.

He highlighted the current seizure of 613 Jerrycans of PMS with an obligation paid worth of N27.5m by operatives within the Lagos-Ogun Axis.

Ejibunu added that the operation has been on since 27 Could 2024 and has yielded constructive outcomes.

He pressured that the Comptroller Common of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has urged the operatives to proceed sustaining the tempo till the actions of those financial saboteurs are stamped out of this nation.

Ejibunu disclosed that, as directed by the CGC to public sale the seized PMS, a court docket condemnation order and all authorized processes have been finalised by the workplace of the authorized adviser.

“On this observe, the CGC has directed for auctions of the seized product to members of the general public on the price of N10,000 per 25 litres. This can ease the transportation hardship throughout this festive interval,” he concluded.

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