By Cajetan Mmuta
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State command have arrested four suspects for dealing in adulterated petroleum products.
The suspects were arrested along the Onitsha-Owerri expressway in Ihiala while conveying 90, 000 liters of adulterated products, otherwise known as Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO) in two trucks.
Commandant of the NSCDC in the state, Mr. Everestus Obiyo confirmed the arrests to newsmen in Awka the state capital.
He said the suspects were not licensed to deal in petroleum products, while the used trucks have no permit to convey the product.
He disclosed the names of the Suspects as; Mohammed Nuradden, ( 30); Sani Zubaru, (43); Abdulahi Lawal, (33), and Suleman Mohammed, (36), all from Kaduna State.
Obiyo said: “The Anti-Vandalism Squad of our command, headed by ACC Dennis Reuben on 23rd September, at about 2200 hours intercepted and arrested four suspects with two trucks loaded with 45,000 each or Low Pour Fuel Oil, also known as black oil.”
NSCDC arrest 4 with suspected adulterated petroleum product
According to him, “They were arrested while transporting the suspected adulterated petroleum products in two branded Conoil trucks with registration numbers; Kano KMC-466-ZO and Kano KMC-166-ZQ.”
“The suspects were not licensed to deal in petroleum products, while the trucks used have no permit to be used for the conveyance of the product.”
He said the suspects have all confessed to their various roles in the crime, adding that they would be charged after investigations were concluded.
“My primary assignment in the state is to sanitize the petroleum products racketeering, towards a better environment, for economic growth, and that he will not rest on his oars in carrying out the task,” he stated.
