Anti-vandal taskforce impounds truck-loads of petroleum products in Sagamu
No fewer than eight truck load of petroleum products allegedly siphoned by vandals from pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have been recovered by the police. It was learnt that the drivers of the trucks were said to have been caught by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Taskforce on […]
A suspect Victor Uadiale (right), during his arraignment alongside Captain Everest Nnaji before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos on a three-count charge on alleged false pretense of over $5million. They both pleaded not guilty and hearing of their bail application was fixed for December bail application for December 20 and the continuation of trial was fixed for January 15 and 16, 2019
No fewer than eight truck load of petroleum products allegedly siphoned by vandals from pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have been recovered by the police.
It was learnt that the drivers of the trucks were said to have been caught by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Taskforce on Petroleum, Illegal Bunkering and Adulteration, in Sagamu area of Ogun in the process of loading the goods into their vehicles between Tuesday and Wednesday last week.
According to a police source, ‘the drivers of the trucks were caught at the scene of the crime when they were loading the products at different locations within the State metropolis.
The source said, after the trucks were impounded the products inside the vehicles were returned to Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, because it is dangerous for such an inflammable product to be kept at our office.
“Tuesday last week, during our patrol of some of the critical government facilities at Jesuloba and Mechanic village area of Sagamu, we stumbled on a young man and he was immediately arrested and 12 gallons of fuel were recovered from him and the car used for the operation was also impounded.
“We are doing everything possible to protect all the government facilities across the state. We are not going to rest until we get rid of the vandals from the state, because it is our responsibilities to protect government critical facilities.”
It was gathered that the command led by Superintendent of Police (SP) Adetarami Adegbehin is doing everything possible to win the battle against pipeline vandalism and economic saboteurs in the state.