Utibe Ekoson
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom State Command, has impounded nine trucks loaded with forty thousand litres of suspected adulterated petrol and nabbed two suspects.
The State Commandant, Mr Suleiman Mafara, disclosed this in a statement issued in Uyo and made available to newsmen.
Mafara said the seizure was made possible by a combined team of the NSCDC operatives, the Nigerian Army and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria .
He explained that the operations lasted between November 12 and November 20,2022 at Eket, Ikot Abasi and Etinan Local Government Areas where the trucks were impounded with the products.
He said that some drivers of the trucks ran away on sighting security operatives and only two were apprehended during the operations.
The commandant applauded the synergy the corps enjoyed with sister security agencies and well-meaning groups such as IPMAN all through the joint operations.
He said the agency was ready and willing to partner with individuals, organizations and groups in the interest of the country.
Mafara also warned criminals to desist from sabotaging the main-stay of the nation’s economy, adding that the suspects would be charged in court on conclusion of the investigation.
