Customs auctions 15,375 litres of seized petrol in Ilorin
Customs estimated the fuel’s duty-paid value at ₦15.375 million. The amount raised at auction remains unconfirmed.
The Nigeria Customs Service auctioned 15,375 litres of seized petrol on Wednesday, 11 November, at its Kwara Area Command headquarters in Ilorin. Officers from Operation Whirlwind intercepted the fuel in communities along the Niger–Kwara axis.
Mahmood Bello Ishidi, the operation’s national coordinator, said officers seized 615 jerrycans, each holding 25 litres, during operations targeting suspected fuel smuggling and diversion. He identified Kaiama, Baruten and Ilesha-Baruba among the areas where officers recovered the fuel.
Ishidi, who represented Customs Comptroller-General Bashir Adeniyi at the auction, put the estimated duty-paid value at ₦15.375 million. The reports reviewed by IDNN gave no sale price or total proceeds.
Ishidi said Customs held the public auction to make its handling of seized fuel more transparent. He urged residents of border communities to report suspected smuggling.
