Operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abia State Command, Umuahia, the capital of Abia State have reportedly arrested seven suspected persons involved in illegal dealing of petroleum products.
This is even as the NSCDC operatives equally sealed a petrol station and an expansive property located behind it in Aba, the commercial nerve of the state.
The filling station is located on the popular Enyimba junction on the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway.
The NSCDC operatives were said to have swooped into action following a credible intelligence confirming the said property housing many flats was being used for a range of illegal dealings in petroleum products.
Speaking to newsmen in Aba, the State Commandant, Muhammad H. Sanyinna said that the discovery came as a result of sustained surveillance on the premises by the operatives of the agency.
According to him, “the worrisome trend on the activities of vandals is the attempt to take petroleum products business to residential buildings which is a more dangerous dimension than the battle at the creeks.
“Apart from using passenger vehicles to convey this product as against conventional trucks, the perpetrators now use residential buildings for storage and distribution which the Corps views as a dangerous development and has risen to fight it to a standstill.”
Commandant Hassan further said “this unpatriotic act of converting residential buildings to fuel Dumps with it’s attendant safety/fire outbreak concerns is among the latest strategies being adopted by vandals to beat security and remain in the illegal business but unfortunately for them, we have re-strategized.”
The State Commandant seized the opportunity to thank the Commandant General of NSCDC Dr. Ahmed Abubakar for his support to the Command which has enhanced her security services delivery to the general public.
He equally called on landlords and tenants to be weary of the activities of such economic saboteurs and report them to security agencies adding that their nefarious activities constitute danger to lives and property.
He added that the seven suspects who were arrested during the operation have been providing useful information to the command that will lead to the arrest of others.
Some of the items recovered during the raid, according to the Commandant include trucks used in conveying the products, pumping machines, drums of adulterated petroleum products and generators.
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The NSCD boss assured that the suspects would be charged to a Court of competent jurisdiction for diligent prosecution as soon as investigation into the matter was concluded.
