The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom Command has arrested three suspects, with over 3,000 litres of suspected adulterated diesel.
The state’s NSCDC Commandant, Samuel Fadeyi, made this known during a press briefing on Friday and said the diesel was concealed in a truck laden with sand.
“I am constrained to come before you, as we have always promised to carry you along, so that you put our information in the public domain.
“This is an exhibition of people trying to smuggle illegally-refined diesel. You can see that they tried to conceal it in sand.
“It was an open truck and ordinarily when you see it, you think they are conveying sand. But due to the vigilance of my men at the border post, they were able to intercept the truck.
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“For now, we can only ascertain that it is diesel; we don’t know what is inside; it is still undergoing investigation. But, I have to sound a note of warning to the people that they cannot continue to sabotage our economy.
“Illegally-refined oil are products of oil theft and this must not be allowed to continue. Even the degradation that it does to the economy is unbearable and it is a problem for the country.
“It is very unfortunate that a truck you assumed is loaded with sand, only for you to find out that there is something inside. You never can tell, that there might be arms and ammunitions in there,” Fadeyi said.
