The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has auctioned seized Petroleum Motor Spirit, PMS at ₦630 per litre in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The move is part of their efforts to crackdown on fuel smuggling and promote cooperation from the public to tackle illegal trade.
The auction, which took place at a private fuelling station, Mosfala, Muslim area of Ibadan gave the residents the opportunity to benefit directly from the recovered products.
The Comptroller -General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, represented by the national coordinator, Operation Whirlwind, Hussein Ejibunu said the thirty kegs of petrol and a tanker filled with thirty thousand litres of PMS were seized at a border town between Oyo and Osun states.
Mr Adeniyi explained that the products were seized during an attempt to smuggle it out of Nigeria which amounted to forty two million, seven hundred and fifty thousand naira duty paid value
Also speaking, the oyo /Osun area controller, Dr Ben Oramalugo urged residents to report smuggling activities in their domain to the authority.
Some beneficiaries applauded the gesture noting that they would be able to visit their loved ones during the yuletide season.
The people also admonished government to do the same on food items especially on seized imported rice
