The new Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in Abia State, Paul Igwebuike has paraded six suspected oil thieves arrested by men of his command.
Igwebuike also revealed the seizure of 42 drums of crude oil recovered from the suspects.
He told journalists that the suspected criminals were apprehended at Gas Line by Iheoma Uratta in Aba.
Pointing out that the arrest of the suspects was made possible through a tip-off from informants, Igwebuike warned that criminal activities of any nature would not be allowed in Abia State as has come to sanitize the State of criminals in line with the mandate of the Commandant-General of NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi.
He praised his men for their gallantry in arresting the suspects and appealed to the Abia public to volunteer more information to the NSCDC about any suspected criminal activities by hoodlums around their area.
The Abia NSCDC Commandant stressed that the six arrested suspects would be charged to court after thorough investigation.
The suspects gave their names and States of origin as Tochukwu Onwuzuruigbo (48 years) from Enugu State, Ezechi Emeka (41 years from Enugu State), Maduakolam Uzoije (25 years) from Uratta, Abia State and David Lazarus (24 years) from Anambra State.
Others were Chukwuebuka Onwuzuruigbo (18 years) from Enugu State and Abuchi Eze (35 years) from Enugu State.
According to the Command, exhibits recovered from the suspects included 42 drums of oil, suspected to be crude oil and a truck with registration number SSM 839XA, which was meant for the loading of the illegal oil.
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