Customs Seizes 75,000 Litres Of Petrol In Lagos

About 75,000 litres of petrol has been seized by operatives of  the Nigerian Customs Service within bushes along Seme and Badagry, in Lagos.

This was disclosed in a statement  by Mr. Hussein Abdulahi, the command’s spokesman, on Thursday in Seme, Lagos.

According to the statement, the seized containers of petrol were concealed inside sacks and Jerry cans.

It added that the petrol seized had a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N19,785,000 only.

“This is in continuation of our efforts to suppress the smuggling of petroleum products within the nooks and crannies of the command.

“The officers and men of the Seme Area Command, on a routine patrol along the bushes within Seme and Badagry, intercepted another large quantity of petroleum products packaged in sacks and jerry cans.

“The arrest was made in the early hours of today, Sept. 22.

“The seized petroleum products were estimated to be around 2,500 jerry cans of 30 litres each, equivalent to 75,000 litres.

“The DPV is N19,785,000 only,” Abdullahi said.