The Nigerian Navy on Thursday said that a total of 202.9 million metric tonnes of premium motor spirit (PMS) also known as petrol, were imported into the country between January 2015 and July 2022.
Representative of the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Oluwagbemi, said this while making his presentation before the House of Representatives Ad hoc committee investigating the actual daily PMS consumption in the country.
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He said from January to July this year, a total of 12.3 million metric tonnes of premium motor spirit were imported into the country.
Oluwagbemi said the importations cover those by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd, Pipelines and Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) and the oil marketers.
He told the committee that the Nigerian Navy arrested 174 oil vessels for various offences between January 2017 and July 2022.
According to him, the arrested vessels were handed over to the Economic Financial Crimes (EFCC) and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for prosecution depending on the nature of the offence.
Responding, Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee, Rep Abdulkadir Sa’ad, thanked the Nigerian Navy for availing the investigative panel of vital information, which he said would help the panel greatly in the course of its investigations.
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