Customs intercepts 38,700 litres of smuggled petrol in Adamawa
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 38,700 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, allegedly being smuggled out of the country through border routes in Adamawa State. The seized…
Fuel smuggling across Nigeria's porous land borders, particularly in the North-East and North-West, has long been a drain on the country's downstream petroleum sector. Because PMS prices in neighbouring countries like Cameroon, Chad and Niger are typically higher due to subsidy removal and exchange-rate differentials, smugglers have an incentive to divert products meant for Nigerian consumers across frontier routes, worsening local scarcity and undermining government efforts to stabilise fuel supply. The Nigeria Customs Service, working with other border security agencies, routinely carries out interdiction operations along these corridors as part of its anti-smuggling mandate.
Both Daily Trust and BusinessDay report the same seizure figure of 38,700 litres intercepted in Adamawa State, describing it as petrol allegedly being smuggled out of the country. Neither headline or dek provided so far includes details on the value of the seized product, the arrest of suspects, the specific border routes or operation used, or the agency's next steps — information that may emerge as the story develops.