Two serving NSCDC officers nabbed for partaking in oil bunkering
Two men, serving with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), have been arrested for allegedly dealing in oil bunkering.
Both men, identified as Asst. Supt II Agah Ovie and Asst. Supt II Angel Kilosomewo S., allegedly used their official van to transport illegal refined petrol.
An official statement released by police PRO, CSP Jimoh O. Moshood, said the suspects confessed to the crime.
The statement read in part:
“CASE II: ARREST OF TWO SERVING OFFICERS OF NIGERIA SERCURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS (NSCDC) FOR DEALING IN SUSPECTED ILLEGALLY REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCT AGO (DIESEL) WITH A PATROL VAN BELONGING TO NSCDC
SUSPECTS:
i. ASST. SUPT II AGAH OVIE ‘M’
ii. ASST. SUPT II ANGEL KILOSOMEWO S. ‘M’
EXHIBITS:
i. A Mitsubushi Patrol Van belonging to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( in colour of NSCDC)
ii. 350 litres of Suspected Illegally Refined Petroleum Product Ago (Diesel) in Fifteen (15) sacks containing twenty five (25) litres each.
2. The IGP’S Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering on 07/03/2017 at about 2100hrs while on patrol intercepted a patrol van belonging to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) loaded with Suspected Illegally Refined Petroleum Product AGO (diesel) along Otuasegha area of Yenagoa and arrested the two (2) suspects mentioned above.
The suspects volunteered confessional statements admitting to be personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) attached to Critical Infrastructure Department, Bayelsa State Command, and that the van belongs to their HOD ACC Lawrence Ndubushi.
The office of the suspects has been informed and the Police investigation team is awaiting their response to conclude investigation into the case. They will be charged to court on completion of investigation for dealing in suspected illegally refined petroleum products AGO (Diesel) under the petroleum and miscellaneous offences acts.
