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57 Nigerians, 7 Sri-Lankans, 2 Ghanaians In EFCC’s Net For Illegal Bunkering
The Nigerian Navy (NN), on Friday, handed over 57 Nigerians, seven Sri-Lankans and two Ghanaians, suspected to be involved in oil bunkering, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) also reports that the seven vessels, involved in the oil bunkering and having no valid approval, were arrested by the Nigerian Navy between December 3 and December 30, 2019.
While addressing newsmen after the handing over to the EFCC, the Commandant of NN ship, NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Ibrahim Shettima, said that the nation would have lost N906,250, 000, if the culprits had been successful in their operation.
“This (arrest) has prevented a huge potential loss of petroleum products for the nation.
“These illegal activities are the work of unpatriotic and criminally minded Nigerians and their collaborators,” he said.
The commandant gave the names of the seven vessels as MV TIM BEGELE, which was laden with 381 metric tonnes of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and was arrested on Dec. 3.
Others are MT ZEEBRUGGE, which had 838 metric tonnes of crude oil and wasWas arrested on Dec.12; MT JONKO, arrested on Dec. 21 and had 1,077 metric tonnes; MV EKPEREEKPERE AMAKA was arrested on Dec. 25 and with 85 metric tonnes AGO.
Also, MV Ella, which had one Ghanaian and 6 Nigerians on board, was arrested on Dec. 27 carrying 100 metric tonnes of AGO.
Similarly, MT IBIM, which was arrested on December 27 was laden with 840.5 metric tonnes of crude oil and had a crew of 14 Nigerians on board.
While MV LAIDA with one Ghanaian and seven Nigerians as its crew members, carrying 180 metric tonnes of AGO, were arrested on December 30, 2019.
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