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And now to stop this nefarious crime, I have pleaded with the government; let\u00a0<strong>NNPC<\/strong>\u00a0build mega stations in the neighbouring countries, Cameroon,\u00a0 Togo, Benin up to Ghana,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce you do that, Nigeria will supply directly. I mean, if I take off in Lagos here going to Cotonou and you\u2019re going to Ibadan, I\u2019ll get to Cotonou before you. What is the problem? But because the business of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/17\/set-up-filling-stations-in-neighbouring-countries-to-tackle-petrol-smuggling-customs-to-nnpc\/\">smuggling<\/a> is officially carried out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year, DPR said that our consumption rate is 38.2 million litres per day. A few months later, NNPC claimed that the figure had jumped to 102 million litres.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe entire fuel consumed in the entire West African region is not up to that figure, it\u2019s not up to 100 million litres. That is, from Dakar, Senegal to Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The senior lawyer added that the customs comptroller-general \u201chas been on the neck of the NNPC\u201d about the smuggling of petrol, \u201cso he spoke out two days ago out of frustration\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Falana said the NNPC, using the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) building-up model, could set up mega stations in neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n<p>He said the customs boss had to go to the national assembly to seek help because the NNPC was not willing to act on the suggestion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular lawyer and activist, Femi Falana says the smuggling of petrol to neighbouring countries is &#8220;officially carried out&#8221;. Recall that the comptroller-general of customs, Hammed Ali on Monday had requested the \u00a0Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to set up filling stations in neighbouring countries to curb smuggling. 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