By Abbanobi-Eku Onyekachi
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Commandant General’s (CG) Special Intelligence Squad (SIS) has uncovered and dismantled an illegally constructed refining site with over 100,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Adobi settlement in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State, according to a press release from the Public Relations Officers (PRO), CSC Babawale Afolabi, National Headquarters, Abuja on Saturday.
The Commander of the CG’s SIS, DC Dandaura Appolos, while giving the brief hinted that the operational success was achieved through credible Intelligence that made it possible for some suspects have vandalized a Multinational Company Well Head and connected galvanized metal Pipes with large hoses thereby syphoning crude and processing it locally. The CG’s SIS immediately swung into action and upon arrival at the crime scene they uncovered several sites where massive illegal refining of stolen crude oil were carried out.
“Just as we valued and protected our informants, the information received are always treated with caution and prompt alertness; as soon as we arrived, the suspects took to their heels, but we were able to arrest one Godspower Oyibo (M) 32 years from Delta State, who is now assisting us with further investigation.
The crime scene there were reservoirs, cemented with trampolines and filled with approximately 100,000 litres of crude oil.
The exhibits sighted were, a yellow colour Robin EY 20 pumping machine, galvanized metal pipes, long large hoses, already vandalized well head, stolen 100,000 litres of crude oil, stored in reservoirs, calibrated surface tanks, processed AGO in cooking pots and metal buckets. The Rivers State Commandant, Basil Igwebueze has been approximately intimated with the development and we assure the public that the Corps will not be fatigued in the relentless war against vandalism and crude oil theft across the nation even as suspects arrested would have their time in court after diligent investigation, he promised”
