Customs Boss Cautions Nigerians Against Smuggling Petrol To Neighbouring Countries

An Assistant Comptroller General of Customs (ACG ), Sambo DanGaladima has cautioned Nigerians against smuggling petroleum to neighbouring countries.

He gave the advice at a stakeholders strategic meeting held at the headquarters of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Kwara Area Command, Ilorin.

At the meeting were Representatives of industries, Standard organization of Nigeria (SON), Raw materials research institute, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) as well as representatives of other security agencies.

DanGaladima who is the coordinator in charge of Zone B of NCS, comprising Niger, Kogi Katsina, Kano, Kwara, Jigawa, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Kaduna states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said that petroleum products is a gift of God meant for the people of Nigeria.

“People should be patriotic to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They should stop smuggling petrol to neighbouring countries because the petrol is meant to benefit the people of Nigeria,” he added.

DanGaladima said that the Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies are hard on smugglers of ammunition and hard drugs and all prohibited items from finding their ways into the country for the security of the country.

On the continued closure of Chikanda border post in the Baruten Local government area of Kwara State, the ACG said that the closure of the country’s border post was a government policy meant to ensure proper security of the country.

He said, “the issue of border closure is a federal government policy put in place to ensure security in the country. The Nigeria Customs service is only implementing the policy. The border posts will remain closed until the government policy changes.”

The stakeholders meeting was organised to sensitize security operatives and other stakeholders on the need to work as a team for the development of the country.

Olusola Akintonde