The Maritime Guard Command, domiciled in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said yesterday that it has arrested a service cargo vessel, the MV Arti, laden with over 80,000 litres of automotive gas oil (AGO) suspected to have been cooked, rather than refined.
The Commander of the Command, Navy Capt. Promise Dappa disclosed this in Apapa, Lagos, noting that the issue of oil theft would soon become a thing of the past in the country.
The Maritime Guard Command, domiciled in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said yesterday that it has arrested a service cargo vessel, the MV Arti, laden with over 80,000 litres of automotive gas oil (AGO) suspected to have been cooked, rather than refined.
The Commander of the Command, Navy Capt. Promise Dappa disclosed this in Apapa, Lagos, noting that the issue of oil theft would soon become a thing of the past in the country.
He observed that Arti was arrested at the Bakare Jetty, Kirikiri water front in Apapa, with two crew, as they supervised the discharge of the diesel into the waiting trucks.
“Other crew members and operators of the receiving trucks had disappeared from the loading point on sighting officers of the Maritime Guard command”, the Navy Captain indicated.
Dappa explained further that the vessel is now being detained at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Resource Centre jetty, at Kirikiri, Lagos, adding that the arrested crew and vessel would be handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and prosecution.
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