Troops arrest 2 oil thieves, seize truckload of stolen fuel in Rivers 

Troops of the Nigerian Army person arrested 2 suspected lipid thieves conveying suspected illegally refined petroleum products connected a motorcycle astatine Ndoni Gate successful Rivers State.

This was disclosed by a counter-terrorism expert, Zagazola Makama, successful a station connected X.

Zagazola said the suspects were apprehended astatine astir 7:55 p.m. connected October 18 by troops of the 103 Battalion (Motorised) during an anti-illegal bunkering operation.

He added that the suspects were conveying 3 sacks of suspected illegally refined kerosene connected a motorcycle erstwhile the troops intercepted them.

According to him, the suspects, alongside the recovered petroleum products and motorcycle, were taken into subject custody for further probe and indispensable action.

The information adept noted that the cognition forms portion of ongoing efforts by information agencies to combat amerciable petroleum refining, lipid theft and the proscription of illicit petroleum products successful the Niger Delta.

“Further details connected the identities of the suspects and the quantity of petroleum products recovered were not instantly available,” helium said.

Troops apprehension 2 lipid thieves, prehend truckload of stolen substance successful Rivers