By Pathfinder Reporter
Wednesday March 27, 2024
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The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Rivers State has arrested five suspects at illegal bunkering sites in Odagwa Community in Etche Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesperson of NSCDC, Olufemi Ayodele, while parading the suspects yesterday, said the sites operated 10 refineries with about 500,000 liters of crude oil contained in 50 illegal reservoirs.
He said the NSCDC would continue to fight against crude oil theft, illegal mining, and illegal dealings in petroleum products, among others.
He said: “Based on credible intelligence the Commandant-General’s Special Intelligence Squad (SIS) swung into action and uncovered 10 illegal local refineries in a forest located at Odagwa Community in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. Five suspects were caught illegally refining crude oil.
“During an operational tour across the large forest, about 10 different cooking pots of 50,000 liters capacity were seen with one big pumping machine, receiver tanks, 25 rubber hoses used for pumping crude oil, and many long galvanized pipes with unidentified liters of crude oil and refined Automotive Gas Oil stored in six very large reservoirs and other 20 smaller reservoirs dug on the ground.”
The NSCDC spokesperson identified the suspects as Favour Chukwu, Desmond Umeh, Godwin Amos, Bineace Galion, and Goodnews David.
They have been handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution.
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