The Comptroller of Customs, Adamawa and Taraba states command, Garba Bashir has said the command generates a sum of N195,719,930 million as duty paid value on seized petroleum products within four months.
Addressing journalists in Yola, Bashir said the illegal exportation of petroleum products had caused untold hardship on the citizens and the nation at large.
‘This is a critical period of our national life and all hands must be on deck to support the government because we cannot afford to get it wrong at this point in time of our national history’, he said.
The comptroller said the persistent menace of economic sabotage through the smuggling of petroleum products remained a threat to the national economy and the collective wellbeing of Nigerians.
‘This illicit trade underlines our domestic fuel supply chain and also poses a direct challenge to our national security, he stated.
Bashir stated that the smuggler’s activities have constituted direct assault on the country’s economy, depriving millions of Nigerians of the essential products meant for domestic consumption.
‘Let it be clearly understood that the Nigeria customs service remains resolute and unshakeable in its mandate to protect our national economy and maintaining the integrity of our borders’, he stated.
