The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says its will auction 15,325 litres of seized Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, to ease transportation during the festive period.
Hussein Ejibunu, national coordinator of the service’s operation whirlwind, made the announcement on Saturday at a press briefing held at the Customs Training College, Ikeja, Lagos State.
Ejibunu said the product, valued at N27.5 million, was seized during operations in Lagos and Ogun states.
He said Adewale Adeniyi, the comptroller-general of customs, has directed that the products be auctioned at the rate of N10,000 per 25 litres.
The coordinator further said a court condemnation order and all legal processes have been finalized by the office of the legal adviser to aid the auctioning.
“This operation has been on since 27 May 2024 and has yielded positive results, as the CGC has urged the operatives to continue sustaining the tempo until the activities of these economic saboteurs are stamped out of this country,” Ejibunu said.
“On this note, the CGC has directed Auctions of the seized product to members of the public at the rate of N10,000 per 25 litres. This will ease the transportation hardship during this festive period.”
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