Captain Uche Aneke The Commanding Officer of Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Akwa Ibom, has arrested a suspected oil thief en route to Cameroon, with 15,500 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
Aneke disclosed this at Ibaka while handing over the culprits and the seized product to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps NSCDC, he said that the culprit was arested with the illegal products at about 2:00 a.m. on Friday, March 22, following an intelligence report.
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”We intercepted the boat and discovered that it was laden with 15,500 litres of products suspected PMS concealed under a tarpaulin. We also found a suspected smuggler onboard who was arrested immediately.”
We are committed to detecting every criminal move around our operational area using advanced surveillance equipment and intelligence. Criminals are warned that Nigeria’s water and coastal areas are not for illegal activities”, he said.
The Anti Vandal Unit of the NSCDC command in Akwa Ibom, Etefia Koko-Ette while receiving the exhibits said further investigation would be conducted on the matter.