The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps said it had arrested no fewer than 20
persons in connection with pipeline vandalism in the riverine area of
the state.
The State Commandant of the Corps, Mr.
Adeyinka Ayinla, made this disclosure in a chat with journalists at the
state command headquarters in Alagbaka, Akure.
According to him, the command has also
destroyed 10 illegal refineries and impounded 22 trucks that were loaded
with thousands of adulterated petroleum products.
Ayinla explained that the suspects allegedly siphoned oil from the vandalised oil pipeline.
He said, “Majority of the arrest were made in the Ondo Southern Senatorial District, which is the riverine area of the state.”
Some of the items recovered from the
suspects, according to the commandant included 10 pumping machines,
speed boat engines, 330 metres of BEDC cables, and 16 prepaid metres.
The commandant said his administration
was committed to freeing the state from illegal bunkering activities and
other forms of criminality, adding that the corps will continue to wage
war against saboteurs of the country’s economy.
He urged the good people of the state to
cooperate with security agencies by giving useful and timely
information that could help to foil the activities of pipeline vandals
and other criminals in the state.
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