Navy arrests three suspects with 4,750 litres of PMS along Ibaka waterways in Akwa Ibom

The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operation Base (FOB) Ibaka in Akwa Ibom State, has arrested three suspects with 4,750 litres of products suspected to be Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).

This was disclosed by Lt Commander, Daniel Onyemaeze, the Base Operating Officer while handing over the suspects to Candidi Odo, the Superintendent Corps, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) at Ibaka, yesterday.

According to the Commander, the products seized were in 19 drums of 250 litres each and one wooden boat, adding that, the suspects were nabbed on Monday, Aug. 29th along Effiat waterways in the state.

He said that the Base was handing over the suspects and exhibits to the prosecuting agency, NSCDC for further investigations and actions.

“This morning the FOB Ibaka is handing over 19 drums of suspected product to be PMS to NSCDC. They were intercepted by our personnels in FOB Ibaka during our routine patrol at waterways.

“This is inline with the mandate of Chief of Naval Staff to curtail illegal activities and criminal activities in the water ways”, he said.

Onyemaeze warned perpetrators of illegal bunkering, oil theft and other criminal activities to desist from these nefarious activities else the wrath of the law would catch up on them.

Receiving the suspects and exhibits, the Superintendent Corps of NSCDC, Candidi Odo, commended the efforts of the Navy to reduced illegality to the barest minimum along the waterways in the state.

“We expressed our gratitude to the Nigerian Navy, FOB Ibaka for the correlation that has existed between Navy and NSCDC.

“I enjoined Navy to continue in their good works and we promised them that we will never failed in carrying out further investigations and persecution of the culprit.