The Nigerian Navy said in Yenagoa on
Wednesday that it arrested six persons, who allegedly attempted to tow a distressed
barge laden with crude oil.
The suspects were arrested while using a tug
boat to retrieve the distressed barge, Rear Adm. Sidi-Ali Usman, Flag Officer
Commanding, Central Naval Command, said.
Sidi-Ali told journalists that the
security agencies were making efforts to ensure the barge was salvaged
from its present position.
He said that a naval team on routine patrol
spotted the barge, identified as MV LILA.
He said that the navy had taken measures to
prevent the likelihood of oil spill and consequential damage to the
environment.
Sidi-Ali, however, said that investigations
into the incident had since commenced.
He warned that illegal oil vessels without
valid documents plying the waterways in the area would be seized when they were
sighted.
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