CG special intelligence squard uncovers illegal bunkering in Rivers State

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Commandant General; Dr Ahmed Audi has reaffirmed his agency's resolve to fight oil theft, vandalism and economic sabotage in the oil sector.

Briefing newsmen through the National Public Relations Officer, Afolabi Babawale, the NSCDC boss decried the situation in Odagwa community at Etche in Rivers State, where illegal operations of pipeline vandals exists, warning that the Corps is poised to fish out their sponsors and prosecute them according to the extant laws of the federation.

“While monitoring oil installation and facilities across the Niger Delta; our men responded swiftly to an Intelligence tip-off that there has been an organised operation of illegal refining of crude oil ongoing in the creeks at Odagwa Community in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State “.

“Upon arrival the CG's SIS discovered that vandals had manoeuvred through the creeks and accessed the main oil trunk line connected their installed pipes and channelled the crude into reservoirs being directed through cooking process and later packaged and bagged in Cellophane nylons and Kegs”.

“As they sighted our men from afar, the suspects took to their heels while the operatives uncovered the local illegally refining process at the site with end products of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and DPK littered on ground”.

The following exhibits were recovered at the crime scene: Large quantities of already syphoned stolen crude oil packaged in Cellophane Bags and Kegs, Materials used for refining crude oil illegally, galvanised metal pipes in numbers, abandoned clothing and other personal effects, metal buckets amongst others were all uncovered and dismantled.

The CG, however, called on the public to continue giving the Corps credible intelligence even as he promised that the suspects would be caught and thoroughly investigated and prosecuted accordingly