Bassey Anthony, Uyo
THE Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Jubilee in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has handed over 28 vehicles allegedly used by criminals to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC).
Commandant NNS Jubilee, Commodore Monday Unurhiere said the vehicles, mostly petrol tankers, were seized from fleeing oil thieves and other hoodlums at various times by his men during operations.
Unurhiere, who was represented by the executive director NNS Jubilee, Captain Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said the arrest of the vehicles was line with the mandate of the Navy to rid the nation of all forms of illegalities including oil bunkering.
”In line with the Nigerian Navy’s mandate to combat all forms of illegalities, the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Jubilee arrested several vehicles numbering 28, at different times for suspected involvement in illegalities.
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”The vehicles and trucks are from suspects who fled the scene of the crime during our operations and by standard operating procedure the Navy does not prosecute; that is why we either hand over suspects and items seized to either the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) or the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps for further investigation and possible prosecution,” he said.
Receiving the vehicles, the State Commander of NSCDC, Mr. F.A Adeyinka thanked the NNS Jubilee for its efforts and breakthroughs in tackling crime within its area of operation.
Adeyinka said the NSCDC in the state would launch a full scale investigation to unravel the owners of the vehicles with a view to prosecuting those found culpable.
”We are going to do further investigation to unravel some of the people or suspects behind these vehicles.”
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