NSCDC arrests over 400 oil thieves

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An NSCDC official said the incidences of oil theft remained very alarming and of great concern to the government

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says it has so far arrested over 400 suspected oil thieves nationwide.

“We have arrested over 400 suspects that were found vandalizing our pipelines and some were found transporting vandalized crude oil. We have closed down and burnt over 50 illegally refineries,” he said. He said that the corps still require advanced security gadgets to apprehend and monitor the activities of oil thieves in pipeline areas across the country.“We have recently commissioned some number of gunboats and the gunboats have in it some very high calibre security gadgets to be used to monitor and apprehend these oil thieves.

“This will give us information on how our personnel will monitor the pipelines with a view to arresting and prosecuting,” he said.Mr Audi explained that the EFCC was also involved with the prosecution of oil thieves, just like the NSCDC.

 

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