The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, has taken custody of 5 tankers seized by way of the Nigeria Customs Carrier, NCS, over the alleged diversion of Automobile Fuel Oil, AGO, recurrently referred to as diesel.
The spokesperson for the NCS’s Operation Whirlwind, Hussaini Abdullahi disclosed this in a remark issued in Lagos on Friday.
He stated the tankers had been passed over to the NMDPRA for additional investigation.
In his remarks, the Nationwide Coordinator of the operation, Deputy Comptroller Abubakar Aliyu stated the vehicles had been intercepted at about 11 pm on July 6 following credible intelligence.
Aliyu stated initial findings from the investigation into the diesel raised considerations about conceivable irregularities and regulatory violations, prompting the handover to the NMDPRA for additional investigation and suitable administrative motion.
He defined that the switch of the seized tankers to the NMDPRA adopted a directive from the Comptroller-Common of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi.
DAILY POST reviews that the retail value of diesel levels between N1,920 and N1,980 in keeping with litre in Abuja and its environs.