Nigerian Navy Seizes Over 6,000 Litres of Smuggled Fuel Along Lagos Badagry Axis
The Nigerian Navy has seized more than 6,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) during a targeted operation along the Badagry-Ajara axis in Lagos State, in what officials describe as part of an intensifying campaign against cross-border fuel smuggling through the country's coastal and waterway corridors. The Nigerian Navy fuel smuggling Lagos operation was carried out by personnel of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry, acting on intelligence about smuggling activity in the area. The numbers tell a clear story about how this kind of smuggling is structured to avoid detection. According to a statement signed by Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, naval personnel discovered approximately 240 jerrycans of 25 litres each, carefully concealed and prepared for illegal movement through the Badagry border waterways. That is not a casual operation. That is a logistics chain. "During the operation, naval personnel discovered about 240 jerrycans of 25 litres each of PMS concealed and prepared...
