The Nigerian Navy on December 21, 2018 handed over four persons and a
vessel allegedly involved in illegal oil bunkering to operatives of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office, for
further investigation and possible prosecution.
The suspects: Promise
Onate, Emonefe Stanley, Samson Obaje and Peresey Friday were onboard
the vessel, MV Enterprise, when they were rounded up by men of the
Nigerian Navy, NNS Delta on December 4, 2018 at Nana Creek Escravos,
Delta State.
They were arrested on the suspicion that they were conveying Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, without any valid approval.
Captain
P. G. Yilme, who represented the NNS Commander at the handing over in
Warri, Delta State, said, “After forensic analysis of the product by
officials of Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, the result revealed
that the product onboard were poorly refined AGO”.
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