The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has indicated that the ongoing smuggling of petrol across the nation’s borders, even after the fuel subsidy removal, is primarily due to the price differences in neighbouring countries.
The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, shared this insight during the service’s first quarter performance briefing in Abuja.
He noted that despite the elimination of the fuel subsidy, the price dynamics continue to make it lucrative for smugglers to illegally transport fuel from Nigeria.