Rivers NSCDC Arrest Suspected Oil Thieves
The Rivers state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested fifty four suspected oil thieves with twelve trucks loaded with adulterated petroleum products, and impounded one barge and a vessel.
The state commandant of NSCDC, Mohammed
Lawal Haruna who disclosed this at the command headquarters in Port
Harcourt court said the suspects were apprehended in various parts of
the state.
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The commandant Nigerian Security and
Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)rivers state command Mohammed Lawal Haruna
while parading the suspects alleged to have stolen twelve trucks loaded
with adulterated petroleum products, one hundred and seventy drums of
A.G.O, three boats, two buses, one barge and a vessel all loaded with
crude oil products said the feat was achieved as a result of the strong
synergy with other security agencies in checkmating the activities of
oil thieves in the state.
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Haruna however warned those who get involved in the act of stealing the nation’s critical national assets to desist.
The NSCDC boss added that the command’s
core mandate is to ensure that the issue of oil theft, illegal
destruction of pipelines and vandalism are drastically reduced to the
barest minimum.
According to him, the items were
recovered between May and September two thousand and eighteen other
arrested suspects are currently facing trials in court.
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