Navy Arrest Oil Thief Enroute Cameroon.
Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, in AkwaIbom, has
arrested a suspected oil thief en route to Cameroon with 15,500 litres of
suspected Premium Motor Spirit.
The Commanding Officer, Capt. UcheAneke who disclosure this at
Ibaka while handing over the suspect and the seized product to the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defense Corps, said, that the suspect was arrested with the
exhibit after the navy received an intelligence report that a boat was
conveying suspected smuggled products through FOB, Ibaka operational area, and
heading towards Cameroon.
The commanding officer warned against smuggling of illegal
consignments in or out of the country, saying that the navy was committed to
tackling such activities.
Receiving the exhibit, Koko-Ette, Head, Anti Vandal Unit
of the NSCDC command in AkwaIbom, said further investigation would be conducted
on the matter.
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