{"id":64906,"date":"2022-09-23T17:03:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T16:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=64906"},"modified":"2022-09-23T17:03:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T16:03:16","slug":"nscdc-vows-to-smoke-out-oil-thieves-in-rivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/nscdc-vows-to-smoke-out-oil-thieves-in-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"NSCDC Vows To Smoke Out Oil Thieves In Rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;arrest five suspects, impounds 24,000 litres of AGO, vehicles<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-64909 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0051-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0051-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0051-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0051-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0051-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0051-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0051-645x430.jpg 645w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0051-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0051.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Rivers State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Commandant Michael Besong Ogar has vowed to rid the nation&#8217;s economy from oil pipelines vandals and illegal oil bunkers.<\/p>\n<p>Affirming that there is no room for illegal oil bunkering activities in Rivers State as perpetrators would be smoked out of their hideouts, he added that the reconstitution of a new Anti-vandal Team has brought remarkable successes in the relentless war against vandalism of oil pipelines and illegal dealings in petroleum products.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that through massive arrests and subsequent prosecution of cases in the court of competent jurisdiction, was a testimony that their strategy against vandals and other oil thieves is yielding result.<\/p>\n<p>While parading five suspects arrested by the operatives, disclosed that four vehicles and Two Trucks were arrested and impounded.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-64907 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0054-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0054-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0054-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0054-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0054-110x73.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0054-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0054-645x430.jpg 645w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0054-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-20220923-WA0054.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The suspects was paraded before newsmen at the NSCDC State Headquarters in Port Harcourt. He noted that the Commandant General, Ahmed Abubakar Audi has promised that in a short while there would be a drastic reduction and possible eradication of illegal dealings in petroleum products across the nation as the Corps newly constituted Marine and Land operatives are now taking the Anti-vandalism war to the enemies Camp thereby reducing oil theft which is one of the major reason for huge loss of revenue in the Country.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>In his words &#8220;Our major task is to clamp down on the conspiracy theory and massively arrest oil pipelines Vandals and sponsors as we take the Anti-vandalism war to the enemies&#8217; domain; the Nation is loosing millions of dollars per barrel due to the increase in Pipelines vandalism and illegal dealings in petroleum products but I can assure you that this menace would be a thing of the past because we are fully committed to the mandate of the Corps&#8217; in Safeguarding all Critical National Assets and Infrastructures&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Barely few days after arresting and parading 19 suspects here; based on credible Intelligence the Antivandal land Patrol team has also arrested five suspects for illegal dealings in petroleum products.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The suspects are charged for contravening the Anti-sabotage Act, the Petroleum Act and the Miscellaneous offences act 2004, laws of the Federation. They are: Ifegbu Uche, 42, Obinna Ogbonna, 42, Emmanuel Smart, 19, Lawrence Gibson, 35, and Emeka Desmond, 35.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by DSC Olufemi Ayodele on Friday, spokesperson of the command, said the suspects were arrested while conveying a total estimate of 24,000 litres of locally\/illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) loaded in cellophane, concealed in Sack bags and carefully packed in an Ash Colour Toyota Sequoia V8 Jeep- ABUJA GWA 386 GVA, a Light Colour Volkswagen Bus with Registration Number: LAGOS APP 831 XX which was intercepted at Abuloma community in Port Harcourt, a short white Truck DA 1700 Truck with number plate KADUNA XE 653 KA impounded at Abonnema Wharf, and a white Ford E- 250 intercepted at Etche\/Okehi road in Etche Local Government Area respectfully.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also intercepted and impounded another short white Mercedes Tank-Truck with unquantified litres of illegaly refined AGO along Ozuoba-Rumuigbo axis in Obio\/Akpor LGA, Port Harcourt Rivers State&#8221;.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rivers State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Commandant Michael Besong Ogar has vowed to rid the nation&#8217;s economy from oil pipelines vandals and illegal oil bunkers.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":64908,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,17],"tags":[960],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-64906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-crime","category-news","tag-nscdc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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