The Lagos Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over the weekend handed over 8,270 litres of petroleum products seized from suspected pipeline vandals to NNPC officials.
The products were handed over to officials of the NNPC at the NSCDC State Command headquarters at Alausa, Ikeja by the Spokesman of the NSCDC, Mr Sunday Eromosele.
The products were seized at Ikorodu and Ijora Water Front on Aug. 14.
The Lagos Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over the weekend handed over 8,270 litres of petroleum products seized from suspected pipeline vandals to NNPC officials.
The products were handed over to officials of the NNPC at the NSCDC State Command headquarters at Alausa, Ikeja by the Spokesman of the NSCDC, Mr Sunday Eromosele.
The products were seized at Ikorodu and Ijora Water Front on Aug. 14.
Handing over the products, Eromosele said that 26 big nylons in sack bags were filled with the products, with each bag containing about 120 litres of petroleum products.
He said that other contents of the products were stored in 90 (50)-litre jerry cans and 26 (25)-litre jerry cans.
The spokesman said that the suspects were still under investigation.
The Chief Security Officer of the NNPC Depot, Mr Festus Awotale, who received the products on behalf of the company, said that he would take the products to slum tanks at Mosimi, near Lagos for laboratory tests.
“The products would be ascertained if good enough. After the test, the management would decide what happens to the products,’’ Awotale added.
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