Customs intercepts 4,500 jerry cans of petroleum in Kebbi

The Assistant Comptroller of Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Bashir Abubakar said Kebbi State Command has confiscated 4,500 jerry cans of petroleum products.

He said Customs operatives intercepted the products at Bahindi village, Bagudo Local Government Area of the state.

Abubakar, who is coordinating the Border Drill exercise of Sector 4, said this during a courtesy visit to Governor Abubakar Bagudu on Thursday.

He said, “it has been observed that many filling stations at border areas have been receiving supply of petroleum products, but they are not selling to customers. They prefer to smuggle them outside the country”.

He said his team is a conglomerate of security officers put together to secure lives, property and economy of the nation and that because of the menace of insecurity, it was necessary to have absolute control at the borders.

He said security report had indicated influx of arms and ammunition and of illegal immigrants into the country.

The Deputy Governor, Alhaji Samila Dabai, who received him on behalf of the governor, appreciated efforts of the officials and commended steps taken by the federal government to ensure security of the nation’s borders.

He said Kebbi State has benefited from the federal government’s measures because the state shares borders with Niger and Benin republics.

He said: “Before now, Kebbi was at the receiving end but things have changed for the better. The closure of the border has shown remarkable improvement in security and economic development in Kebbi”.