NSCDC Impounds Container Truck With 70,000 Litres of Stolen Crude In Rivers
Prince Woke
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’S SIS), in a swift response to an Intelligence tip-off, has impounded a long Caravan Truck with an in-built tank, fully loaded with stolen crude oil, in Port Harcourt.
Chief Superintendent of Corps (CSC) Afolabi Babawale, National Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, disclosed that the truck was sighted while in transit around the Eleme flyover in Elelewon, Port Harcourt, and was impounded by the CG’s SIS.
The NSCDC CG’s Commandant AS Dandaura, who led the operation, revealed that his men were swiftly deployed to the crime scene and, upon arrival, they impounded a red-head navy blue container truck with Registration number AGL574XY, which was fully loaded with siphoned stolen crude illegally drawn from vandalised well-heads and destroyed installed pipelines.
Commandant Dandaura relayed that the conveyors of the Truck took to their heels as the operatives approached the scene of the crime.
He noted that the exhibits have been confiscated as investigative processes have been launched to track down the syndicate that perpetrated such a heinous act of economic sabotage.
“For the records, the exhibits recovered at the point of arrest are: A red head and navy blue colour container with 10 tyres (Reg.no AGL564-XL), an estimated content of about 70,000 litres of stolen crude.
“Hence at expiration of a thorough investigation, the NSCDC would file for forfeiture of the mode of conveyance and the contents at the court of competent jurisdiction thereafter, the proceeds would be remitted to the proceeds of crime account (POCA)” Commandant Danduara said.
The NSCDC National Spokesperson maintained that the agency will continue waging a relentless war against oil thieves and their sponsors, affirming that suspects arrested would be brought to book after a diligent investigation.
