Oil Theft: NSCDC Intercepts 6 Petroleum Products Tankers in Delta

The National Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Delta State have arrested four bunkery suspects while six tankers and articulated trucks loaded with stolen illegally refined petroleum products suspected to be Automated Gasoline Oil were impounded from the suspects.

This was contained in a statement by the Command’s public relations officer, Emeka Okwechime, which was made available to newsmen on Wednesday.

Men of the Special Intelligence Squad of the NSCDC were said to have invaded the loading point at Odorubu waterside in Patani Local Government Area of the state.

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According to the agency, the suspected vandals used a tanker to barricade the only road leading to the illegal loading point to prevent security operatives from gaining access.

The statement read partly, “The officers engaged the services of six truck drivers, two auto electricians and a tow truck, which towed away the heavily loaded 120-litres capacity truck used by the crude oil thieves to barricade the road leading to the illegal loading point”.

“The four suspects were arrested in a separate operation in Warri with a Toyota Camry blue car with registration number BMA 786 TN and a Toyota Sienna with registration Number KSF 107 CD both loaded with illegally refined petroleum product suspected to be AGO concealed in 25-liter polythene sacks numbering about 300 sacks.”

The suspects are Clement Mike 34years, Tobore Morgan 39years, Chinwe Ikpeamachukwu 40years and Jeff Oluchi 29years, now at large.

The suspects are currently undergoing investigation and would be charged to court after the investigation.