A truck and a Mazda vehicle loaded with 1,300 litres of illegally refined products have been seized in Bayelsa following the arrest of two suspected crude oil thieves by men of the Nigerian Navy.
The Commander, of Nigerian Navy Ship SOROH (NNS), Commodore Sunday Lakan revealed this while parading the suspects and the vehicles at the base of the NNS SOROH in Yenagoa on Thursday.
According to him, , the arrest was made possible due to an intelligence report.
“Our men were dispatched to the area and reaching the scene this truck behind me was arrested with suspected crude oil stolen from a wellhead,” he said.
“However on sighting our men, the driver of the truck abandoned the truck and ran away. But he left the key behind. We were able to convey the truck to the base for further investigation and necessary action.
“So, while still on patrol, we arrested this other vehicle Mazda 323 with products tied inside sacks suspected to be illegally refined AGO popularly known as diesel and kerosene of about 1,300 litres.
“Also we arrested two suspects a male and a female conveying the products and we arrested them back to the base, and a thorough investigation will be carried out.”
The commander assured Nigerians that all procedures will be followed and all the arrested persons will be handed over to the appropriate authority for further investigation and necessary action.
