Eight suspects have been detained by the Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), who are suspected of engaging in forgery, conspiracy, and illegal dealings with petroleum products in the state.
When presenting the suspects to reporters yesterday in Akure, the state capital, the new NSCDC State Commandant, Olatundun Olayinka, explained that the Corps, in its renewed effort to end the threat of illegal dealings in petroleum products in the nation, made tactical moves by deploying the Commandant General’s Intelligence Squad, which intercepted the suspects at various locations in the state with products thought to be adulterated diesel.
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He explained that two suspects and a Mack peddler truck with the registration number Lagos MUS 149 XA were detained along with approximately 15,000 liters of suspected adulterated diesel at the Benin-Lagos expressway bye-pass in Ondo State.
50,000 liters of suspected adulterated diesel were found in a Mack truck with the registration number Edo SGD 60XL, according to Olayinka. One Kelvin Idahosa and Oreyie Osahon were also detained. A 50-year-old man named Piri Sola and three other people were also detained in Ofosu, Edo State, with 45,000 liters of suspected adulterated diesel.
The commandant-order general’s to purge the nation of all economic saboteurs and to safeguard all vital infrastructure and assets, he claimed, was the reason for the suspects’ arrest.
He stated, “These economic saboteurs will be charged to a court of competent jurisdiction after our investigation is complete. I’m using this platform to reaffirm our organization’s dedication to the fight against oil theft and vandalism of our community’s assets by a few disgruntled elements. Our organization is charged with protecting the infrastructure and critical national assets
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“The Command will fight criminal elements to a standstill under my supervision. They must either stop these actions or leave Ondo State.
