THE Special Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism, said it arrested
two Indians and three others for allegedly vandalising the Nigeria
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline.
Mr Friday Ibadin, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge of
the task force, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on
Tuesday in Lagos.
Ibadin said the police got intelligence report that some vandals were
transporting stolen crude oil from Okene to their buyers in Osun.
The ACP explained that the Ore Sector Commander, DSP Xpress Omoigui and his men, were sent to the area for regular patrol.
He disclosed that during one of the patrol sessions, they trailed some trucks to Prism Steel Company in Osun State.
He further said that the suspects were picked up at Osogbo on January
13, shortly after the Indians allegedly took delivery of two truck load
of suspected stolen crude oil from NNPC pipeline.
“The suspects were identified, including those alleged to be their suppliers. We also impounded the two trucks,” he said.
The ACP said the suspects would soon be charged to court at the end
of the investigation, adding that police were trailing the major
marketers receiving the stolen products.
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