Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have impounded a long-container truck loaded with 70,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in a major crackdown on oil theft.
The truck, which had an in-built tank for illegal petroleum transport, was intercepted at the Eleme junction flyover in Elelenwo following an intelligence tip-off.
However, the suspects abandoned the vehicle and fled upon sighting security operatives.
Chief Superintendent of Corps, Afolabi Babawale, the NSCDC’s National Public Relations Officer, reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to dismantling oil theft networks across the country.
