Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Port Harcourt Zonal Command, in a joint operation with personnel of the 6 Division Garrison, Nigerian Army Port Harcourt, has arrested 120 suspects for alleged illegal oil bunkering.
They were arrested on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Ndoni, Rivers State, where suspected illegally refined stolen petroleum products were off-loaded into vehicles at the waterfronts for distribution within and outside Rivers State.
EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement, on Monday, said the arrest of the suspects was made possible by intelligence on the alleged illegal oil bunkering activities in the locality.
He said in the course of the arrest, eight vehicles and pumping machines were recovered.
“The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded,” Uwujaren said.
