Speaking with journalists during the parade of seized items by the Sector between April and August 10, 2021, the coordinator, JBPT, Comptroller Olugboyega Peters, said that smugglers have continued to advance with their techniques of smuggling.
“They have resorted to using sacks to smuggle petroleum products. A team of officers deployed to the Lokoja axis of the sector, arrested a truck with Registration No. FST 102 XT along Lokoja-Abuja highway transporting 650 bags of 60 litres each of diesel concealed with sawdust.
“While conveying the said goods to Sector 3 headquarters, Ilorin, the truck was involved in an accident around Egbe in Kogi state and the seizing officers had to transfer the goods to another vehicle. The truck and the two suspects were handed over to Egbe Police station in Kogi State.
“Our streamline measures, professional skills, uncommon courage and tactical operational strategies adopted had yielded positive results which had led to 82 seizures of different items within the period.
“These include 650 sacks of 60 litres each of diesel (39,000 litres), 1,735 bags of foreign parboiled rice of 50 kg each, 1,415 Jeri cans of 25 litres of petroleum products each (36,525 litres), 33 used vehicles, 12 bales of worn clothing, and 10 motorcycles, with the total duty paid value of N92, 547,752.00”
The comptroller, who warned the criminal elements operating in the sector, said that any method, scheme or tactics used shall be uncovered, such perpetrators will be arrested and prosecuted.
“We are more determined than ever to make the sector uncomfortable for them, as the sector will henceforth beam its searchlight on trucks with sacks.
“Since my assumption of duty late last year, under my leadership, we have seized 154, 404 litres of petroleum product with a duty paid value of N91, 236,450)
“Just yesterday, sector 3 held a sensitisation meeting with IPMAN Kwara State Chapter and Petrol station owners about the do’s and don’ts, as heavy sanction/penalty await any erring persons or group of persons.
“The sector will not stop on mass sensitisation of our youths, Rice Millers Association, Market Men/Women Associations, Transport Union Associations, students, traditional institutions, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and other relevant stakeholders on dangers of smuggling.
“Finally, the Sector under my watch will continue to be at the forefront of anti-smuggling activities and will not relent on our oars to make the smuggling activities unattractive to our teeming youth, while maintaining the high standard and professionalism in performing our duties to the service and to the nation at large.
“I wish to advise community leaders, youth leaders, opinion moulders to shun smuggling for the betterment of our dear country.”
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