The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has continued where it left off in exerting pressure on groups that seek to derail any progress towards peace and security in the country.
This comes as the Corps has sustained the tempo by arresting economic saboteurs and denying them oil theft of immense proportion.
A Statement by the National PRO of the NSCDC Headquarters, Babawale Afolabi, speaks volume of a resounding operational success against the enemies of the State.
According to Babawale: “On the 24th of November, 2023, the vigilant and eagle-eyed special intelligence squad of the NSCDC have been able to detect and intercept another large quantity of vandalized and stolen adulterated crude oil believed to have been siphoned from a vandalized wellhead belonging to a multinational oil company and located at Nkwuogologo Area in Ogiata LGA, Imo State.”
The crack down succeeds an earlier onslaught on the 19th of November 2023, when the CG’s special intelligence squad, discovered a large quantity of adulterated crude oil inside warehouses located in a thick forest and at Izorsu Community also in Imo State.
“The NSCDC CG’s special operatives were on their routine patrol when they received an intelligence tip-off that some bunkers and vandals were siphoning crude oil from an oil wellhead belonging to a foreign oil company and that they were packing it inside nylon polythene bags moving the consignment towards the creek across the river.
“The NSCDC swiftly moved to the riverine location where many drums filled with adulterated crude oil were discovered.
“On sighting the CG SIS operatives, the criminal elements took to their heels and abandoned the stolen products. The operatives were able to impound all the stolen crude oil which was subsequently destroyed by setting them on fire,” the Statement disclosed.
In the meantime, the Commandant General, Ahmed Abubabakar Audi has been briefed on the development and has ordered a massive manhunt for the vandals who are at large.
The Commandant General wishes to reiterate the readiness of the corps not to relent on the effort to rid the society of the oil thieves, especially in the Niger Delta region adding that the Corps is battle ready to achieve huge success.
