Men Who Cornered 33, 000 Litres Of Fuel Now In Trouble

Two men have landed themselves in trouble after allegedly cornering about 33, 000 litres of fuel, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),  has said..

The suspects were arrested at about 3:00p.m. on Wednesday on Iseyin/Saki road with a blue Leyland DAF truck with registration number EKY 189 XV..

The Public Relations Officer, of  the Oyo State Command of the NSCDC, Oluwole Olusegun, made this known in a statement on Friday in Ibadan.

Olusegun,  quoting  the state NSCDC Commandant, Michael Adaralewa, as saying that the command had re-strategised its operations added that the suspects were arrested by the Anti-Vandal unit of the command.

He  added that there would be more trouble for the fuel vandals as the command had improved on intense patrol of crime-prone areas in the state to combat acts of criminality.

Adaralewa said that the suspects confessed to the crime, adding that they would be charged to court after completion of thorough investigation.

The commandant warned those indulging in petroleum diversion and other illegal dealings in the state to desist from them as the command would not relent in dealing with the perpetrators.

“The command has zero-tolerance for criminalities hence all perpetrators are to either relocate out of Oyo State or face the wrath of the law”, he added.

The Eagle reports that last May, men of the Lagos command of the NSCDC, had bursted a suspected pipeline syndicate operating at a creek, at Iyana-Odo, along LASU-Isheri Road, Lagos State.

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The bursting happened at about 3.35am during a patrol by the corps to Iyana-Odo axis.

They discovered, on arrival, that the vandals had reportedly loaded a 30,000 litres capacity truck with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol.