Customs FOU Zone ‘C’ Intercepts 3,310 Jerrycans of Smuggled Vegetable oil
Lagos, June 15, 2026, The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone C, Owerri, has announced a significant enforcement success following the interception of 3,310 Jerry can of smuggled foreign vegetable oil.
The Comptroller of the Unit, Bishir Balogun, made the disclosure in statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Monday.
Balogun attributed the seizures to the result of strategic intelligence coordination and coordinated operational activity by officers of the Unit.
“The seized items, are: “3,310 jerry cans of 25-litre “Super Delicious” vegetable oil; 10 jerry cans of 10-litre “Super Delicious” vegetable oil; 20 cartons of 5-litre sunflower vegetable oil and 20 cartons of 3 litre sunflower vegetable oil.
“This seizure represents a major blow to economic saboteurs whose illegal importation of foreign vegetable oil undermines local industry, technology transfer, job creation, and foreign exchange earnings.
“Let me emphasized that the operation demonstrates the Service’s firm commitment to enforcing the NCS Act 2022 (as amended) and the Federal Government’s fiscal and protective measures that prohibit the importation of foreign vegetable oil,” Balogun said.
He urged those that were engaging in smuggling and related criminal networks to cease their activities.
Balogun warned that the Nigeria Customs Service would continue to deploy intelligence-led strategies to protect public health, national security, and the domestic economy.
He said that the confiscated jerry cans and cartons remained in custody as investigations continue and appropriate legal processes commence.