On Thursday, the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) disclosed that its operatives uncovered 5 unlawful crude oil dumps on the Jahi/Katampe axis of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
In a press release issued by the NSCDC Spokesperson, Afolabi Babawale, in Abuja, mentioned that the corps arrested seven suspects linked to the unlawful crude oil manufacturing and distribution.
In accordance with the Commandant Basic’s Particular Intelligence Squad, the NSCDC recovered vans loaded with stolen Automotive Gasoline Oil from the suspects.
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He added that the corps mentioned one white truck with three compartments absolutely loaded with 45,000 litres of AGO with an unverifiable waybill seen on the unlawful dump, 4 Mercedes-Benz brief peddler vans, and a number of other different autos have been impounded.
Pumping machines, different-sized hoses, Mikano generator, roughly 23 floor metallic constructed tanks with some containing massive portions of suspected AGO, a container shelter amongst different reveals, have been additionally impounded.
The NSCDC mentioned that the arrests made by the CG’s SIS showcased the dedication of the corps to relentlessly crack down on crude oil thieves throughout the federation.
He mentioned that the suspects can be prosecuted to function a deterrent to different criminals.
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