EFCC grills 22 suspected oil thieves

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The suspected oil thieves and their vessel, MT. TIS IV, were handed over to the Port Harcourt zonal command of the EFCC, by the Nigeria Navy.

said on Monday that it quizzed 22 suspected oil thieves who were arrested for alleged illegal dealing in petroleum products.According to Mr Uwujaren, the suspects were handed over, along with their vessel, MT. TIS IV, to the Port Harcourt zonal command of the EFCC by the Nigeria Navy.EFCC Grills 22 Suspected Oil Thieves in Port Harcourt

The suspects, arrested by the Nigerian Naval Ship, Soroh, Naval Base, Camp Porbeni, Yenagoa along Akassa Rivers, Bayelsa state, on December 6, 2021 and handed over to the EFCC on Friday, January 7, 2022, include: Levi Jonathan; Eze Kenneth; Enemari Peter James; Sunday Ereku; Emmanuel Ogbonna; Timi Amos; Fatai Kareem; Chuks Egbo, Tony Atawo and Saviour Martin.

Representative of Nigeria Navy, Navy Commander P. E Effah, who handed over the suspects and the vessel MT. TIS IV to the EFCC, said they were arrested for alleged involvement in illegal oil bunkering activities. At the time of arrest, the vessel was laden with about 700,000 litres of products suspected to be illegally sourced crude oil.

 

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