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Home » Benin Republic Arrests Nigerian Oil-bunkering Vessel, 4 Suspects

Benin Republic Arrests Nigerian Oil-bunkering Vessel, 4 Suspects

by Joshua
August 3, 2014
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Four persons, in an oil bunkering ship, were last week arrested by Benin Republic authorities after a failed attempt to illegally export about 35,000 metric tons of crude oil believed to have been smuggled from Nigeria.
Luck ran out on the quartet suspected to be Nigerian representatives of an oil-bunkering ring in the West African sub-region when  they were intercepted by security operatives of Benin Republic .
The ship, laden with crude oil presumed stolen from the Niger Delta, was said to have broken down on the high seas midway into its ill-fated journey.

Four persons, in an oil bunkering ship, were last week arrested by Benin Republic authorities after a failed attempt to illegally export about 35,000 metric tons of crude oil believed to have been smuggled from Nigeria.
Luck ran out on the quartet suspected to be Nigerian representatives of an oil-bunkering ring in the West African sub-region when  they were intercepted by security operatives of Benin Republic .
The ship, laden with crude oil presumed stolen from the Niger Delta, was said to have broken down on the high seas midway into its ill-fated journey.
It was not immediately clear where the ship and its crew were heading when the incident occurred.
Shipping Position Daily confirmed that the Beninoise coast guards arrested the suspects at Zone de Ambassad/Leobelle located off the coast line of Cotonou.
A Nigerian resident of the area, Adam Mohammad, said that the ship attracted attention when it lost engine on the high seas for about a week.
Following reports by residents to security operatives that the ship was an endangered, naval gendarme on routine surveillance in the area reportedly moved into perform rescue operations.
Once on aboard the ship, the naval guards arrested the four suspects, and on interrogation, they reportedly failed to provide satisfactory explanations concerning the crude oil consignment they were carrying and the destination they were heading.
Following the arrest of the four suspects, the Benin Republic authorities have since mobilized the deployment of about 26 trucks to transfer the crude oil from the stranded ship which floated  on the highseas for days.
When PREMIUM TIMES visited Zone de Ambassad/Leobelle coastline where the incident occurred, there was huge oil slicks that covered the entire coast line in the area was noticeable, an indication of a leakage of crude oil into the waters surrounding the stranded ship.
The oil seepage from the ship has seriously impacted the immediate surroundings of the beach and environment turning the colour of sands in the area into red.


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