Border Security: Nigeria Police Intercepts Smuggled Petroleum Products, Nabs Human Traffickers, Rescues Victims
The Nigeria Police Force Border Patrol Unit has recorded significant breakthroughs in its intensified crackdown on economic saboteurs and cross-border criminal gangs operating across several states of the federation.
Leading the latest achievements is the recovery of large consignments of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from smugglers attempting to ferry the product across Nigeria’s borders.
At Gembu, Taraba State, two trucks fully loaded with PMS were abandoned by fleeing smugglers after a hot chase by Border Patrol operatives. Similarly, along a bush path linking Nigeria with the Benin Republic, three motorcycles laden with 43 jerrycans of PMS were intercepted.
In Mubi, Adamawa State, officers impounded a Toyota Starlet transporting 60 jerrycans of PMS en route to Cameroon, while at Jibia, Katsina State, a motorcyclist attempting to smuggle PMS into the Niger Republic abandoned his contraband and escaped on sighting police patrols.
The Border Patrol Unit also reported the arrest of suspected human traffickers and the rescue of their victims, alongside the recovery of arms, ammunition, stolen vehicles, and illicit drugs during intensified operations across various border corridors.
Police authorities reaffirmed their commitment to sustaining border security operations, warning that those involved in smuggling, trafficking, and other cross-border crimes will face the full weight of the law.
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