The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has shut down a petrol station in Ajilete, Ogun State, after uncovering its involvement in smuggling petroleum products to the Republic of Benin.
Staff at the station were reportedly caught filling plastic kegs with petrol for illegal transport across the border.
This action was part of a week-long operation by Operation Whirlwind, a Customs task force in Zone A. The operation also led to the seizure of N30.3 million worth of petrol and the impoundment of two vehicles used by suspected smugglers in the Lagos and Ogun areas.
Comptroller Kehinde Ejibunu, the National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, confirmed that the petrol station has been handed over to the relevant government agency for further investigation and prosecution.
Ejibunu remarked, “Today marks another success for Operation Whirlwind in the Zone A Lagos/Ogun axis, under the command of Assistant Comptroller MI Bello.”
