– As IGP STFPIB Intercepts Illegal Bunkerers in Rivers, Other States
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has ordered tactical and intelligence Commanders of the Force to deploy property in route of tackling perpetrators of monetary crimes geared towards sabotaging and weakening the revenue-generating gear of the nation. He pressured that the actions of these monetary saboteurs have develop to be worrisome due to the big losses being recorded on account of their jail actions.
The IGP issued the directives whereas charging the newly appointed Assistant Commissioner of Police accountable for the IGP Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering (IGP-STFPIB), ACP Lot Lantoh Garba, to boost on the battle in the direction of monetary crimes. ACP Lot, a gallant and courageous officer, has served in assorted operational command positions along with as Commanding Officer, Special Protection Unit (SPU) Bases 5 – Benin, 7 – Abuja, and a pair of – Lagos. He was equally a one-time Commander, Police Mobile Force (PMF) 23 Obalende, Lagos.
Upon assumption of office, ACP Lot set the ball rolling which has led to quick restructuring of the obligation energy, and regular decimation of the operations of jail components accountable for the theft of crude oil and completely different petroleum merchandise, along with illegal bunkering throughout the nation. Prominent amongst these is the breakthrough in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, the place operatives on surveillance patrol intercepted a 40-feet Container Truck conveying an enormous quantity of crude merchandise suspected to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) stuffed in sacks.
The truck with Registration Number JRV 322 XV was pushed by one Chukwudi Okafor aged 54 year-old, who has been arrested in reference to the offence. Preliminary investigations have confirmed that the driving pressure is a member of a high-powered syndicate accountable for illegal bunkering throughout the area and previous, and the arrest of the driving pressure has positively supplied a end result within the arrest of various members of the syndicate. The recovered truck with the accompanying product is at current in police custody on the Refinery Life Camp Division, Eleme, pending the conclusion of investigations.
The Inspector-General of Police, because of this truth, warns police operatives linked to the Task Force to be focused, devoted, and patriotic. He charged them to discharge their duties devoid of corruption, favouritism, and compromise. The IGP further warns all monetary saboteurs to cease their unwholesome actions henceforth else they may be made to face the entire wrath of the laws. The Force is deepening synergy with completely different companies in inside security, to curtail the sample of these crimes and various kinds of crimes and social vices throughout the nation.
CSP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA
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