NSCDC parades 26 suspects in Rivers

The Rivers State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday paraded 26 suspects allegedly involved in diversion of stolen petroleum products and the theft of transformers and other electrical facilities in Port Harcourt . Parading the suspects in Port Harcourt,  the State Commandant of NSCDC, Muktahar Lawal, said men of […]

The Rivers State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday paraded 26 suspects allegedly involved in diversion of stolen petroleum products and the theft of transformers and other electrical facilities in Port Harcourt .

Parading the suspects in Port Harcourt,  the State Commandant of NSCDC, Muktahar Lawal, said men of the command on January 30 arrested three suspects and  impounded an open-body pick-up van conveying illegally refined AGO stached in about 110 cellophane bags at Elele in Ikwere LGA of River State.

He added that on February 5, 10 suspects were arrested with an open-body-long truck conveying unquantifiable amount of suspected petroleum products at Igbo Etche in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.

“On 5th February 2020 at about 0245hrs, an open body long truck conveying unquantifiable amount of suspected petroleum product and three suspects were arrested at Igbo-Etche, Etche LGA of Rivers State

“On 7th February, at about 0024hrs an enclosed long truck loaded with suspected vandalized Power Holding facilities was intercepted along D-Line GRA, Port Harcourt City LGA and 10 suspects were arrested with the following; 13 drums of suspected Transformer Oil, five suspected Step down Transformers, one 200KVA transformer, 2 rolls of suspected transformer cables, two bags containing suspected bolts and 48 suspected Fiber Larders used for vandalism,” he stated.

He said that the arrested suspects would be charged to court at the close of investigation.