The operatives of the Association of Refineries and Petroleum Marketers and men of the Inspector General of Police from Special task force on petroleum and illegal bunkering unit on Friday bust a gang of suspected oil thieves of Petroleum products at Church Gate, close to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Abuja. The oil…
Occupants of the residence including Chijioke reportedly scaled the fence on sighting the taskforce team and ran away leaving behind one Chinasa Ogbonna and Ms Olamide, who were the secretary and accountant respectively to the owner of the illegal facililty where the products were stored in large storage tanks, trucks and jerrycans numbering about 200.
A mild drama, however, ensued when Chijioke who had earlier taken to his heels went to the Force headquarters to bail his workers who were already in custody.
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