THE
Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps have arraigned eight persons
suspected to be involved in vandalising electricity cables,
transformers, as well as transporting adulterated products.
It was learnt that the two trucks that carried the adulterated products were parked at Etisalat base station on Abak Road, Uyo.
The adulterated products were allegedly meant for the generators.
The state Commandant, Mr. Pedro Ideba, said the driver and the conductor of the second truck escaped arrest.
He stated that the corps operatives, however, arrested the driver and the conductor of the first truck.
He said, “We impounded two trucks carrying adulterated products on Abak Road, Uyo.
“In one of the trucks, its occupants,
upon sighting our men, escaped, but we arrested the men in the other
truck, who were to feed the generators at Etisalat station with the
adulterated products. The tankers and the suspects are under
investigation.
“On March 6, we arrested over four
persons who were found tampering with equipment of Port Harcourt
Electricity Distribution Company, and on March 11, we also arrested two
persons who tampered with transformers at Ewet Housing.
“Few days ago, we picked up two other
persons tampering with high tension cables. All these people have been
arraigned before a law court.”
Ideba stated that on March 29, the Nigerian Navy, NNS Jubilee, Ikot Abasi, arrested and handed over three persons who were involved in fuel adulteration to the corps.
He said the corps would continue to do
its best to ensure that the people of Akwa Ibom State continue to enjoy
good products from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
He added that the corps had unyielding
interest towards ensuring that lives and property of the people of the
state were protected round the clock.
“If you talk about vandalism and oil
theft in Akwa Ibom State, we have been able to reduce them to the barest
minimum. This goes to tell Nigerians that our men are up-to-date with
reality on grounds,” he said.
Source: Punch
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