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Defence
Police nab 17 suspects over vandalism, illegal bunkering
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G) Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering (IGP-STFPI) said it arrested 17 suspects over pipeline vandalism and illegal oil bunkering nationwide in one month. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja during a media briefing to showcase the achievements of the task force. Adejobi said that…
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Defence
Navy bursts oil bunkering facility in Rivers, rescues 4 fishermen
The Nigerian Navy says it has uncovered a storage facility for illegal oil bunkering, rescued four fishermen and seized 56 bags of cannabis, within the nation’s maritime domain. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Adams-Aliu said that the Quick Response Team of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, uncovered…
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Defence
Navy uncovers illegal bunkering site in private residence
The Nigeria Navy has apprehended two suspected oil thieves operating an illegal bunkering site concealed in their private residence in Rivers, an official has said. The Commander, Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder in Port Harcourt, Commodore Desmond Igbo, said this on Wednesday, when he took newsmen to the site in Okwuzi community of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area on Wednesday. Igbo…
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Defence
Illegal bunkering: NSCDC Â arrests 9 suspects in Rivers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested nine suspects for engaging in illegal oil activities in a forest boundary between Rivers and Abia. A statement by the Corps Spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, on Thursday in Abuja, stated that the arrest was made by the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CGs SIS) following an intelligence tip-off. He said that…
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NSCDC hits illegal bunkering site, recovers 100,000 litres of oil
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has dismantled an illegal refinery with more than 100,000 liters of crude oil in Adobi settlement, Etche Local Government Area in Rivers. A statement by NSCDC spokesperson Babawale Afolabi on Saturday in Abuja, indicated that the site was uncovered by the Commandant-General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CGsSIS). It quoted the Commander of the…
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NEWS
Nigeria arrests 12 including two Britons for oil theft
Nigeria has arrested two Britons and 10 of its own citizens on charges of trying to bribe a military officer to facilitate oil theft, the military said on Friday. Oil theft by armed gangs is rampant in Africa’s top crude-producing country, with estimates ranging from 100,000 barrels to 250,000 barrels a day lost to so-called “bunkerers”. Major-General E.J. Atewe, commander…
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