NSCDC Arrests Seven and Seizes 7 Illegal Oil Dumps in Abuja

In Jahi/Katampe, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, seven people have been taken into custody by the CG Special Intelligence Squad, or CG SIS, on suspicion of running seven illicit oil dumps.

In a statement, National Public Relations Officer CSC Afolabi Babawale of the NSCDC National Headquarters in Abuja said that this was in accordance with the directive of Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, to conduct a vigorous campaign against oil thieves throughout the federation.

According to CG SIS Commander AS Dandaura, who conducted a thorough questioning with him, the operation that resulted in the arrests was a well-planned raid in response to a reliable intelligence report that certain suspected vandals were illegally refining petroleum products.

After receiving the intelligence, my team and I acted quickly, discovering five of the seven illicit oil dumps that were busted.

During the sting operations, the following suspects were taken into custody: Bello (M) 33 years, Anas Usman (M) 33 years, Jonathan Onekutu (M) 45 years, Uchenna Kelechi (M) 44 years, Chukwuma Solomon (M) 37 years, Monday Israel (M) 34 years, and Akande Olusola (M) 48 years aged.

The items listed below were recovered from the crime scene as exhibits: There was a white truck with registration number GYA-777XA that had three compartments and was fully loaded with 45,000 liters of AGO; a Mercedes Benz Short Peddler Truck 1202 model with registration number FST-425XB; four (4) Short Peddler Trucks with registration numbers RSH-197ZAN and SR-27YW; and two more that were not clearly marked with their registration numbers; A white-colored DAF CF KSF-161XQ; MAN Diesel Short Truck KWL-241XA; Volkswagen Bus RBC-140XF; red and white-colored DAF CF Short Peddler Truck with Reg. No. RBC-431XG; two (2) counting machines; Toyota Matrix (blue) with Reg. No. KWL-644ZY; two (2) Toyota Corolla cars with Reg. Nos. AWE-717AA and ABJ-893BE; roughly 25 locally constructed metal tanks; various hose sizes; more than 50 calibrated rubber surface tanks; two (2) Volkswagen Faragon buses with built-in tanks; container shelter; Mikano generator; two metal funnels; numerous plastic buckets; and Short Peddler Tankers without heads.

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In an attempt to prevent others, Commandant Dandaura, the head of CG SIS, made a suggestion that the NSCDC would use its Legal Department to approach a court with the necessary authority and that due diligence would be followed throughout the investigation and prosecution process.