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Eight Alleged Oil Thieves Apprehended In Bayelsa Community
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The Bayelsa Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) disclosed on Tuesday that it has arrested eight individuals as part of its ongoing crackdown on oil theft in the state….READ ALSO
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the State Commandant of the NSCDC, Edenabu Eweka, revealed that these suspects were nabbed during two separate operations conducted within the past week.
Eweka detailed that the corps successfully intercepted a truck containing 45,000 liters of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) suspected to have been illegally refined.
Providing further insight into the arrests, he mentioned that three suspects were apprehended at an illegal refinery site in Kolo, located within the Ogbia Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa.
The truck they were found with had already been loaded with the illicitly refined product.
In the second operation, which occurred on February 11, five individuals suspected of pipeline vandalism were apprehended in the act at the Krokrosei-Azuzuama pipeline in the Southern Ijaw LGA of the state.
Eweka clarified that out of the five suspects, four were identified as suspected vandals, while one was identified as a buyer of the stolen crude oil.
“Our anti-oil theft and vandalism operations have yielded results as we have seized the 45,000 liters of illegally refined AGO.
“This serves as a strong warning to all those involved in oil theft and vandalism that the NSCDC will not tolerate their illicit activities in Bayelsa.
“We will take legal action against them and prosecute them diligently,” Eweka asserted.
The commandant stressed that the NSCDC, committed to environmental stewardship, chooses to confiscate the products and surrender them to the federal government upon the conviction of suspects.
He underscored that incinerating confiscated products exacerbates environmental degradation.
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