September 01, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operation Base (FOB), Ibaka, Akwa Ibom State, has arrested three suspects With 4,750 Litres of products suspected to be Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the state.
Lt.-Cdr. Daniel Onyemaeze, the Base Operating Officer, disclosed this while handing over the suspects to Candidi Odo, the Superintendent Corps, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), at Ibaka on Thursday.
According to Onyemaeze, the products seized included 19 drums of products suspected to be PMS of 250 litres of drum each and one wooden boat.
He said that the suspects were nabbed on Monday, Aug. 29th along Effiat waterways in the state and were handed over to the prosecuting agency, NSCDC, for further investigations and actions.
“This morning the FOB Ibaka is handing over 19 drums of suspected product to be PMS to NSCDC. They were intercepted by our personnels in FOB Ibaka during our routine patrol at water ways.
“This is inline with the mandate of Chief of Naval Staff to curtail illegal activities and criminal activities in the water ways,” Onyemaeze cautioned.
He, however, warned perpetrators of illegal bunkering, oil theft and other criminal activities to desist from these nefarious activities, else the wrath of the law will catch up with them.
Receiving the suspects and exhibits, the Superintendent Corps of NSCDC, Odo, commended the efforts of the Navy to reduced illegality to the barest minimum in the water ways.
“We express our gratitude to the Nigerian Navy, FOB Ibaka for the correlation that has existed between Navy and NSCDC.
“I enjoin the Navy to continue in their good work and we promise them that we will never fail in carrying out further investigations and persecution of the culprits”, the superintendent expressed.
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