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Bunkering: Police confiscates trucks carrying over 900,000 litres of adulterated petroleum products.

The Inspector-General of Police’s Special Taskforce on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering Usman Kanfani said its operatives have impounded 15 trucks carrying over 900,000 liters of adulterated diesel and 30,000 liters of stolen crude oil in Rivers State. Kanfani said this on Wednesday  while parading some arrested suspects at the taskforce base, Port Harcourt refinery complex in Eleme, Rivers State.

Kanfani who was represented by the Acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the seizures and arrests were carried out between February and March of this year

The commander also said some of the adulterated drums of diesel were concealed in two container trucks carrying food stuffs and fertilizers.

He further said that the taskforce in 2021 impounded 20 trucks, arrested 29 suspects and had 21 cases ongoing in the court, while 142,900 liters of diesel, 30,000 liters of low pour fuel oil and 9,900 liters of fuel were forfeited to the government.

The product samples he said were however tested in laboratories and the results revealed the products do not meet the specifications of the Standards Organization of Nigeria.

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He admonished those who engage in oil theft and illegal oil bunkering activities to desist from such crimes, saying the taskforce would not rest on its laurels to ensure that the hoodlums are apprehended and brought to book

The Commander IGP’s Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering Force Headquarters, Abuja DCP Usman Jubrin Kanfani assures the people of Rivers State and the country at large of the IGP Usman Alkali Baba’s commitment towards fighting all forms of criminality, including the protection of government and public critical assets in order to curb economic sabotage and restore a healthy environment for the good people of Rivers State.

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