Men of the newly inaugurated Commandant General Special Anti Vandal Monitoring Unit led by the Deputy Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), DCC Brah have arrested a boat containing about 100,000 thousand litres of petroleum product suspected to be Automated Gasoline Oil (AGO).
This was made known by the, Public Relations Officer of the Corps, DSC. Emeka Peters Okwechime in Asaba.
According to him, It was revealed that the Oil thieves took their heels upon sighting men of the NSCDC Special Squad.
The said boat was arrested at the Pessu Water Side in Delta State.
In a related development, men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Ughelli South Division, on the 13th June, 2022, on a tip off were taken by men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Niger Delta Freedom Fighter, and the Nigeria Army to Avocados creek where suspected vandals were said to be vandalising Shell pipes.
He said that a local boat containing about 41 pieces of pipes was intercepted at Okologba community in Patani Local Government on the above date while suspects were at large.
As at the time of filing this report, investigations were still on going.
Okwechime also said that an illegal dump site where over 80,000 liters of petroleum product suspected to be illegally refined Automated Gasoline Oil were hidden in under tanks, in Udu LGA of the state was also raided by the Commandant General Special Anti Vandal Monitoring Unit, adding that investigations were in speed gears to arrest those behind the crimes.
