2 boats with illegally refined diesel worth N20.4m Arrested By Navy On Rivers

The base Operations Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Pathfinder, Leader Ugochukwu Ajulu, disclosed to newsmen yesterday, that the Nigerian Navy impounded two boats carrying about 100, 000 litres of illegitimate diesel worth about N20. 4 million in Akuku Toru LGA of Rivers state.

He said that when the criminals noticed the naval boat getting close, they abandoned the vessel and escaped. However, passengers of the other vessel were arrested and will be given to the appropriate security agency for the law to take its course.

“In-line with strategic directives from naval authorities, on March 31st, our troops on tedious patrol impounded two wood made boats carrying suspected illegitimately refined diesel in volume of about 100,000 litres.

The first wood made boat transporting about sixty drums fully loaded with suspected stolen diesel was impounded along Bakana rivers with three suspects on-board. The second boat which had over 100 piles laden with illegally processed diesel was seized although it anchored at Aiteo jetty near Abonema. ” this individual said

Source: Vanguard