The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Akwa Ibom State have busted an illegal fuel dump site in the Eket Local Government Area of the state, arresting two suspected oil thieves and recovered 130 drums loaded with illegally refined/acquired AGO (Diesel).
In a statement by its Public Relations Officer, DSC Ekerette Friday, said that the arrest and recovery were made when operatives of the Anti-Vandal Squad led by Mr Edem Sunday, raided the site in Ikot Udoma on 11th October.
The statement read, “The newly re-organised Anti-vandal squad led by CSC Edem Sunday, acting on intelligence, stormed the apartment used for the illicit act in Ikot Udoma in Eket LGA in the early hours of Tuesday, 11th October 2022.
“Two suspects were arrested and have volunteered useful statements to help with investigations. The suspects are Francis Udoh Warri, ‘M’, 55years and Uduak Sunday Johnson, ‘M’, 42 years. Other suspects within the building fled on sighting NSCDC officials.
“The building used for the illegal activity is a 10-room apartment located in a residential area in Ikot Udoma. The building was used to conceal the illegal activity going on in the backyard and the several rooms and didn’t appear as a fuel dump site where large-scale bunkering activity took place.
“Exhibits recovered from the suspects and the crime scene include 130 drums loaded with illegally refined/acquired AGO (Diesel).
Speaking further he said, “Five pumping machines, three generator sets, a brown Ford Ecoline van with Registration No. AWK 583 SZ, 27 Jerry cans, and 7 hoses of different lengths.
“We also recovered 74 bags of DPK (kerosene) stored in 50 litres cellophane bags amounting to about 3,700 litres.”
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