Delta NSCDC Launches Operation Show No Mercy To Crude Oil Thieves and Pipeline Vandals, Parade Suspect
The Delta State Commandant of the Nigeria Security Security and Civil Defence Corps Akinsanya Iskilu Abiodun has launched the Commandant Special Tactical Team code named “Operation Show No Mercy to vandals” which barely 24hours into their operations have arrested some suspected crude oil thieves, vandals along the Warri Sapele Road and those illegally dealing in petroleum products suspected to be Dual Purpose Kerosine DPK and Automated Gasoline Oil AGO.
The names of the suspects are Salisu Ibrahim 22yrs (m), Idris Ilia 23yrs (m) and Usman Adam 32yrs(m)
The Team also bursted and sealed up an illegal dump site close to Niger Cat in Uvwie LGA of Delta State leading to the arrest of Two suspects Aminu Garuba 32yrs (m) and Usman Tasiu 19yrs(m)
On the Warri Sapele highway, the Team also swop on black marketers illegally dealing in petroleum products suspected to be Automated Gasoline Oil AGO, several drums of illegally refined AGO were destroyed and two suspects were arrested.
The sting operations and raiding continues until the State is sanitise of crude oil thieves and pipeline vandals.
Also paraded by the PRO, was Mrs Blessing Ojewale (f) 40yrs of age, engaged in illegally dealing in petroleum product suspected to be Dual Purpose Kerosine DPK concealed in about 30 sacks estimated to be about 1000litres of DPKu loaded in a toyota sienna bus with registration number LSR 832 CZ used in conveying the product. She was arrested on the 12th of September 2022 at about 1600hrs at Ebendo along Kwale road by the Commandant Special Tactical Team, while the driver jumped into the bush upon sighting the men of the NSCDC.
Similarly, one Mr Idogor Sunday (m) was also arrested with about 27numbers of 25liters Jerry cans of petroleum product suspected to be Dual Purpose Kerosene DPK loaded in a Mitsubishi Space Runner with Registration Number CL 374 ABC, he was arrested at Kwale Junction in Ogwash uku along the Asaba Kwale highway at about 1930hrs on the 12th of September 2022 by the Commandant Special Tactical Team.
The suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation in order for them to face the full weight of the law and to serve as deterrent to would be criminals.
The renewed gesture was a follow up to the presidential directive to the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corpd Dr Abubakar Audi Ahmed PhD(mni) directing him to put an end to Crude Oil theft and oil pipeline vandalism on or before the end of December 2022.
The CG has given a matching order to all state commandants to crush and decimate all oil theives and vandals in their respective states without mercy.
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