The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adamawa/Taraba Area Command, has intercepted a total of 50,495 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), valued at N58,117,550, being transported in 1,868 jerry cans for suspected illegal exportation.
Area Comptroller Mohammed Tako disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday in Yola. He added that officers also seized 10 bales and two sacks of second-hand clothing along the Mubi-Sahuda axis.
According to Mr. Tako, the seizures were carried out under intelligence-led operations across different locations within the command’s area of responsibility.
He detailed the major operations as follows: Dec. 12, 2025 – 410 jerry cans of PMS along Mubi-Sahuda, Dec. 16, 2025 – 362 jerry cans along Daware-Fufore, Dec. 31, 2025 – 330 jerry cans along Fufore-Gurin, Jan. 5, 2026 – 141 jerry cans and one 220-litre drum at Wuro Bokki, Jan. 10, 2026 – 625 jerry cans in a used Mercedes-Benz 911 truck along Ndaforo-Abong in Taraba.
Mr. Tako noted that the operations were in line with Sections 150, 245, and 246 of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023, empowering the Service to prevent illegal exportation of petroleum products and seize smuggled goods.
He warned smugglers and collaborators to desist, stressing that the Service had intensified intelligence-driven operations across all border routes and communities. “Anyone found engaging in smuggling or aiding such acts will face the full weight of the law,” he said.
The Area Comptroller commended Comptroller-General of Customs Bashir Adeniyi for his leadership and appreciated sister security agencies for their cooperation and professionalism.
