PRESS
BRIEFING
ARREST
OF SUSPECTS IN A CASE OF CONSPIRACY, ECONOMIC SABOTAGE AND STEALING
JONATHAN
OKON ‘M’ 42 Yrs
BERNARD
KINGSLEY ‘M’ 28 Yrs
SUNNY
ONACHA ‘M’ 26 Yrs
EXHIBITS:
Three 55,000 litres Mack trucks, with two fully loaded with contents
identified to be crude oil.
Ladies
and gentlemen of the press, I am glad to welcome you all to the
official briefing on our activities to combat crude oil theft and
other forms of economic sabotage in Rivers State.
Since
my assumption in office, I have intimated you of my strong resolve to
fight saboteurs of our Nation’s economic growth. You and I know
that the Federal Government of Nigeria is leaving no stone unturned
in its fight against crude oil theft and vandalization of oil
pipelines.
Our
strategies against bunkerers in many parts of the State are beginning
to yield positive results and we will constantly re-assess our
operational strategies in tune with the sophistication of the oil
thieves.
On
Friday, March 28th
2014, at about 1030hrs. Information received by the Commissioner of
Police, Rivers State Police Command that groups of people who
specializes on pipe line vandalization are parading within Elelenwo
Express Way/Akpajo Eleme Road, Port Harcourt.
Upon
the information above, the Commissioner of Police Monitoring Team was
immediately drafted to the scene of the oil bunkering and the
perpetrators were caught in the act. They had already filled two
specially built 55,000 litres trucks with crude oil and were about
loading the third one when the Police team arrived at the scene.
As
expected, the arrested suspects tried to evade arrest with tactics
and antics, but our men who were very determined to end oil
bunkering, especially in Rivers State, overpowered them and impounded
their trucks.
One
of the suspects, Jonathan Okon who hails from Itu Local Government
Area of Akwa Ibom State claimed to be an auto dealer and also
confessed that one of the impounded trucks with registration
number XF 869 PHC belong to him.
Bernard
Kingsley hails from Okpala town in Isiala Ngwa Mbano Local Government
Area of Imo State. He attended Okpaka Primary School in Okpaka Local
Government Area of Imo State and married with two children.
Bernard claimed that the Mack truck, with the registration number XA
905 DEG, which he was arrested with, belongs to a certain Bazil and
that he was contracted by one Ugwun Amos (still at large) to be his
Conductor.
Sunny
Onouha, born in 1988 and hails from Akarulor town in Ugunabor Local
Government Area of Abia State. He is a son of Chineye Onacha. He
attended Akawugwu Primary School. He was the driver of one of the
impounded trucks with registration number KA 541 KET.
Let
me at this juncture reiterate our strong commitment and resolve to
the fight against oil bunkering and other forms of economic sabotage
in Rivers State. We are very unrelenting in our bid to put an end to
this National menace.
I
also want to use this medium to warn and to advise perpetrators of
oil theft to desist from their unscrupulous act or be ready to face
the full wrath of the law, if they are apprehended.
Thank
you all.
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